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288 points Twirrim | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 22:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.237s | source

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harry8 ◴[17 Oct 24 23:35 UTC] No.41874909[source]▶

Is C++ capable of deprecating or simplifying anything?

Honest question, haven't followed closely. rand() is broken,I;m told unfixable and last I heard still wasn't deprecated.

Is this proposal a test? "Can we even drop support for a solution to a problem literally nobody has?"

hyperhello ◴[18 Oct 24 00:58 UTC] No.41875407[source]▶

C++ long ago crossed the line where making any change is more work than any benefit it could ever create.

1. pjmlp ◴[18 Oct 24 08:43 UTC] No.41877472[source]▶

It is one of my favourite languages, but I think it has already crossed over the complexity threshold PL/I was known for.

C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte