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C++ got too complicated after C++23 I went back to C.

• Conscat 7mo ago
  No offense intended to your perspective, but I do find it a little amusing that C++23, which was generally considered a disappointingly small update due to COVID complications, was the breaking point in complexity.
• FartyMcFarter 7mo ago
  You can always restrict yourself to a subset of C++ that takes advantage of RAII (resource handling is extremely painful in C), and get performance benefits like move semantics, without the insanely complex stuff. I love C, but C++ has worthwhile advantages even if you heavily restrict which features you use.
  • mianos 7mo ago
    I do this and my C++ is really like python to code in. But, if you work in a team, there will always be a bunch of people who come in and start using all sorts of exotic shit for their resume or hobby interest.
    • Conscat 7mo ago
      Simply by asserting "we support MSVC", most `exciting` C++ will never be touched in a codebase.
• jjgreen 7mo ago
  C is the new vinyl.