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> even mentioning Rust as an alternative seems taboo, idk. Rust is even framed as an "attack on C++" by Stroustrup himself [1]. No wonder it's taboo. [1] htt
by zombot 2y ago
> even mentioning Rust as an alternative seems taboo, idk.
Rust is even framed as an "attack on C++" by Stroustrup himself [1]. No wonder it's taboo.
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/02/c_creator_calls_for_action/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/02/c_creator_calls_for_a...
- unboundedjiure 2y agoSeems like a bit of a sensationalist deduction from what looks like a pretty levelheaded response. It's not a call to war, but call to improve the C++ standard
- steveklabnik 2y agoThe Register article was written based on a leaked paper, since then, Bjarne published the article itself, which you can read here: https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2025/p3651r0.pdf https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2025/p36... Not trying to take a position about if it's sensational or not, just wanting to add a primary source here.