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I recently created https://arewemodulesyet.org/ https://arewemodulesyet.org/ to track module adoption in the c++ ecosystem. I used how often a vcpkg manifest fi
by Kelteseth 2y ago
I recently created https://arewemodulesyet.org/ https://arewemodulesyet.org/ to track module adoption in the c++ ecosystem. I used how often a vcpkg manifest file changed to get a rough estimate how popular a library is.
- lastgeniusua 2y agoThank you very much for this resource! Reading through the article and the discussion here I was really surprised why nobody discussed using actually existing modules, this clarifies how far that is from a solution. You should really post this as a separate Show HN story! "Estimated finish by the year 5134" made me chuckle
- Kelteseth 2y agoAnd we just improved the waiting time by about 1000 years, by adding flux to the list of supported projects. But sarcasm aside, yes this is a bit of criticism of the c++ ecosystem that moves a bit too slow. Many libraries pride themselves with only using c++11/14.