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0 pointsOtomotO4y ago0 comments

Being pragmatic could also mean using generics when appropriate.

Not having generics isn't a pragmatic choice per se

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deepsun4y ago· 1 in thread

Exactly the same can be said about checked exceptions.

C++ used to have opt-in checked exceptions ("dynamic exception specification"), that were deprecated in 2011 and removed in 2017. That the once standard feature was removed from C++ speaks a lot.

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