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Don't forget that C++ features are also often rolled out before anyone even really understands them, and then after they are rolled out people find all kinds of
by Kranar 3y ago
Don't forget that C++ features are also often rolled out before anyone even really understands them, and then after they are rolled out people find all kinds of footguns and issues with them.
The C++ committee basically evaluates features almost entirely in the abstract, writing papers and discussing privately among a small group of people about things instead of working on proof of concept implementations, getting actual real world feedback on it, or having something along the lines of Rust's nightly where experimental features can be tried out.
- jcranmer 3y ago> The C++ committee basically evaluates features almost entirely in the abstract, writing papers and discussing privately among a small group of people about things instead of working on proof of concept implementations, getting actual real world feedback on it, or having something along the lines of Rust's nightly where experimental features can be tried out. Sitting on the C++ committee, we actually demand a lot of proof-of-concept implementation of proposals before they'll be accepted.
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