5 ms·
Maybe they need to fork a version of C++ that doesn't have all the dangerous features and forces developers to write only safe C++. It could be called C++--.
by biomcgary 3y ago
Maybe they need to fork a version of C++ that doesn't have all the dangerous features and forces developers to write only safe C++. It could be called C++--.
- ttfkam 3y ago…or called Carbon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_(programming_language)
- pjmlp 3y agoCarbon is still a research project, the authors are the first to state to use Rust if one doesn't need to migrate existing C++ code.
- ttfkam 3y agoThe overarching point is to avoid new C++ code whenever possible. Carbon isn't intended to compete with or replace Rust. It's for more easily and seamlessly migrating away from C++ and its worst foot cannons.
- pjmlp 3y agoSee Circle.