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C++: The Documentary Released Today
In February this year Herb tweaked a test case. That was his last commit to his "CPP2 syntax experiment". Don't expect it to "become a standard".
https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront/commits/main/
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In Defense of C++
Overloaded operators were a terrible mistake in every programming language I've encountered them in. (Yes, sorry Haskell, you too!)
I don't think move semantics are really that bad personally, and some languages move by default (isn't that Rust's whole thing?).
What I don't like is the implicit ambiguous nature of "What does this line of code mean out of context" in C++. Good luck!
I have hope for C++front/Cpp2. https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront
(oh and I think you can write a whole book on the different ways to initialize variables in C++).
The result is you might be able to use C++ to write something new, and stick to a style that's readable... to you! But it might not make everyone else who "knows C++" instantly able to work on your code.
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C++26: Erroneous Behaviour
Sadly, Sutter disagrees philosophically with making locals const by default, and I think doing so is table stakes: https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront/wiki/Design-note%3A-cons...
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Make C++ a better place #2: CppFront as an alternative
In this article, we will explore how CppFront aims to make C++ a better place by introducing a new syntax, improving safety and usability and providing modern features that align with good programming practices - all while maintaining full interoperability with C++.
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21st Century C++
> And I'm left wondering, is this just how C++ is? Can't the language provide tooling for me to better adhere to its guidelines
Well, first, the language can't provide tooling: C++ is defined formally, not through tools; and tools are not part of the standard. This is unlike, say, Rust, where IIANM - so far, Rust has been what the Rust compiler accepts.
But it's not just that. C++ design principles/goals include:
* multi-paradigmatism;
* good backwards compatibility;
* "don't pay for what you don't use"
and all of these in combination prevent baking in almost anything: It will either break existing code; or force you to program a certain way, while legitimate alternatives exist; or have some overhead, which you may not want to pay necessarily.
And yet - there are attempts to "square the circle". An example is Herb Sutter's initiative, cppfront, whose approach is to take in an arguably nicer/better/easier/safer syntax, and transpile it into C++ :
https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront/
- Herb Sutter's Cppfront 0.8.0
- Cppfront v0.8.0
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Trip C++Now 2024 – think-cell
I’m not fond of adding an increasing number of specific compiler options for memory-safety. I love -faddress=sanitizer or -fsanitize. But the historically growing number of warning which need to be turned on is an issue. For example the options -Wconversion, -Wsign-conversion and -Warith-conversion shall be default with C++26. And if your code doesn’t compile use either an older revision or turn it deliberately off (saying: I’m aware, read the handbook, I take the risk).
I want some of not all the ideas of CPP2/cppfront[1] in C++XX. Finally using #unsafe when needed, like Rust. C++ does evolve over decades, more like other languages.
[1] https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront
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GCC 14.1 Release
CPP2/cppfront:
https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront
I hope we see this in C++26 as optional mode i.e. #safe and #unsafe and same for #impdef or so.
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Compilation of gripping C++ conference talks from 2023
C++23 is done. But C++ is not! In this talk, the author shares his personal perspectives on an ongoing and very active evolution of C++, updates on his cppfront experimental compiler, and why compatibility is essential to the further success of the C++ development.
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