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I wonder if C++ already has so much complexity, that it would actually be a good idea to ignore feature creep, and implement any feature with even the most remo

I wonder if C++ already has so much complexity, that it would actually be a good idea to ignore feature creep, and implement any feature with even the most remote use-case. It sounds (and probably is) insane. But if a feature breaks backwards compatibility, or can't be implemented in a way that non-negligibly affects compiler/IDE performance for codebases that ignore it, what's the issue? Specifically, what significant new issues would it cause that C++’s existing bloat hasn’t? C++20 isn't fully implemented in any one compiler (https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/compiler_support.html#C.2B.2B20_features https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/compiler_support.html#C.2B...).

cemdervis 7mo ago
GCC and MSVC are pretty close. fyi, the tables on cppreference are rather outdated at this point. I made a more up-to-date, community-maintained site: https://cppstat.dev/?conformance=cpp20 https://cppstat.dev/?conformance=cpp20
- KeplerBoy 7mo ago
  wow, that's weird. One would think that updating the reference table is something a team or individual - who just spent a lot of time and effort on implementing a feature - would also do.
  - tialaramex 7mo ago
    For a while now cppreference.com has been in "temporary read-only mode" in which it isn't updated. Eventually I expect a "temporary" replacement will dominate and eventually it won't be "temporary" after all. Remember when some of Britain's North American colonies announced they were declaring independence? Yeah me either, but at the time I expect some people figured hey, we send a bunch of troops, burn down some stuff, by Xmas we'll have our colonies back.
- uecker 7mo ago
  Why does this need to access to all my repository just for generating a PR?
  - cemdervis 7mo ago
    I am not aware of such a thing. Is GitHub itself requesting that when you create a PR, or is it because of the site's editor?
    - uecker 7mo ago
      The editor. Otherwise, the site looks great!
- skelpmargyar 7mo ago
  On the main page, it took me a minute after laughing at "std::byte arithmetic" to realize it was April 1st. All of those C++29 "features" are on point, very funny. Though surely there's somewhere SFINAE can be mentioned...

cemdervis 7mo ago

GCC and MSVC are pretty close. fyi, the tables on cppreference are rather outdated at this point. I made a more up-to-date, community-maintained site: https://cppstat.dev/?conformance=cpp20 https://cppstat.dev/?conformance=cpp20

KeplerBoy 7mo ago
wow, that's weird. One would think that updating the reference table is something a team or individual - who just spent a lot of time and effort on implementing a feature - would also do.
- tialaramex 7mo ago
  For a while now cppreference.com has been in "temporary read-only mode" in which it isn't updated. Eventually I expect a "temporary" replacement will dominate and eventually it won't be "temporary" after all. Remember when some of Britain's North American colonies announced they were declaring independence? Yeah me either, but at the time I expect some people figured hey, we send a bunch of troops, burn down some stuff, by Xmas we'll have our colonies back.
uecker 7mo ago
Why does this need to access to all my repository just for generating a PR?
- cemdervis 7mo ago
  I am not aware of such a thing. Is GitHub itself requesting that when you create a PR, or is it because of the site's editor?
  - uecker 7mo ago
    The editor. Otherwise, the site looks great!
skelpmargyar 7mo ago
On the main page, it took me a minute after laughing at "std::byte arithmetic" to realize it was April 1st. All of those C++29 "features" are on point, very funny. Though surely there's somewhere SFINAE can be mentioned...