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0 pointsbanachtarski8y ago0 comments

They really aren't that bad... in fact, they're pretty useful. Source: your everyday C++ programmer

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They’re great, really. Yes, it takes effort to master, but then you can generate faster, safer, generic code with much less effort.

Source: Another everyday C++ programmer. There are dozens of us. Dozens!

verall8y ago

It's unfortunate when your codebase is C++03 only and intends to remain that way for compatabillity with other vendors. Yay for consumer electronics!

banachtarskiOP8y ago

Out of curiosity what breaks compatibility?

verall8y ago

My understanding is that there are partner venders who have old toolchains set up only for C++03 and thus would have to upgrade their toolchains to build our API if we upgraded.

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stochastic_monk8y ago

They’re great, really. Yes, it takes effort to master, but then you can generate faster, safer, generic code with much less effort.

Source: Another everyday C++ programmer. There are dozens of us. Dozens!

verall8y ago

It's unfortunate when your codebase is C++03 only and intends to remain that way for compatabillity with other vendors. Yay for consumer electronics!

banachtarskiOP8y ago

Out of curiosity what breaks compatibility?

verall8y ago

My understanding is that there are partner venders who have old toolchains set up only for C++03 and thus would have to upgrade their toolchains to build our API if we upgraded.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse