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People still routinely want to incorporate C libraries in C++ code, using C headers. It mostly works.

• Arch-TK 11mo ago
  Sure, but it works mostly by intentional hobbling of headers. Meanwhile in other languages you just write/generate bindings and they survive it.
  • loeg 11mo ago
    The most important C feature that C++ lacked for a long time was C99 designated initializers, but C++ finally supports them in C++20[0]. Other than that... I'm not sure what hobbling you have in mind. Many C23 features come directly from earlier C++ standards (auto, attribute syntax, nullptr, binary literals, true/false keywords). VLAs? Though these are optional in newer C standards, too. [0]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/aggregate_initialization.html#Designated_initializers https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/aggregate_initial...
    • uecker 11mo ago
      For me it is complex and variably modified types (mandatory in C23).
    • flohofwoe 11mo ago
      > C99 designated initializers, but C++ finally supports them in C++20 Unfortunately C++20 designated init has been butchered so much compared to the C99 that it is pretty much useless in practice except for the most trivial structs (for instance designators must appear in order of declaration, array item init is completely missing, designator chaining doesn't work ... and those are only the most important things).