thecpphorse

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   by thecpphorse 10y ago

   It's unexpected. Nobody ever* wanted to assign an initializer list to a named variable. [*] pretty much
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   by thecpphorse 10y ago

   As you say, it is academic competition that leads to what American teens call the "free ride".
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   by thecpphorse 10y ago

   I am from the US and the government also paid for my education entirely, no strings attached. I could have studied Byzantine erotica if I had wanted. This is not a US vs world issue.
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   by thecpphorse 10y ago

   Why should lenders not be punished for financing the useless degree? After all the availability of easy financing drives up the price of the useless education. Remember, the "moral hazard" spoken of in financial bailouts is that t
5. 5.▲
   by thecpphorse 10y ago

   Ok. auto i{42}; // std::initializer_list<int>
6. 6.▲
   by thecpphorse 10y ago

   Yes, but never use {} initialization with auto.