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C++ programmers 'hate giving things up' and there's an imperfect and sparse subset of the language that any given sampling of C++ programmers use. Getting cons
by codewright 14y ago
C++ programmers 'hate giving things up' and there's an imperfect and sparse subset of the language that any given sampling of C++ programmers use.
Getting consensus on what to take out would be difficult, considering a lot of the features aren't there to incrementally improve the lives of 'everyone', but rather to cope with an edge-case that could be a fatal problem for something specific. That's how a lot of committee work goes.
I wouldn't mind seeing such a thing. I find C++ intimidating, but I don't think the answer is to completely forgo utilizing it. Realistically my solution is to only use features I understand in relation to how something similar would look in C.
- frou_dh 14y agoThose who had the gumption to get the project off the ground would get the decision-making hats (a better solution to "can't please everyone" than analysis paralysis!). All hypothetical of course.
- Shorel 14y ago> Realistically my solution is to only use features I understand in relation to how something similar would look in C. Absolutely true. I don't understand people trying to use every single language feature in every single program. And I'm thinking in general terms, not just C++.