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As if C++ didn't have enough of “black magic” already, there's another layer of that. Just in case you find error messages involving template applications stil
by tempodox 2y ago
As if C++ didn't have enough of “black magic” already, there's another layer of that. Just in case you find error messages involving template applications still too readable.
- fouronnes3 2y agoLittle reminder that there once was a "C++ error message competition" [0] where your score was measured as "the size of the error message divided by the size of the source code". The winning entry had a score of 5.9 billion. [0] https://tgceec.tumblr.com/post/74534916370/results-of-the-grand-c-error-explosion?is_related_post=1 https://tgceec.tumblr.com/post/74534916370/results-of-the-gr...
- tempodox 2y ago2014 but still hilarious, although the winner had nothing to do with templates. From one of the entries: > Extra credit for using Perl, which is the only language less readable than C++ templates.