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

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288 points Twirrim | 2 comments | 17 Oct 24 22:21 UTC | HN request time: 1.819s | 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?"

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1. BoringTimesGang ◴[18 Oct 24 09:37 UTC] No.41877729[source]▶
>haven't followed closely

Don't worry, most people complaining about C++ complexity don't.

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2. harry8 ◴[23 Oct 24 23:26 UTC] No.41930278[source]▶
Hahaha, you're including Bjarne in that sweeping generalization? C++ has long had a culture problem revolving around arrogance an belittling others, maybe it is growing out of it?

I would point out that for any language, if one has to follow the standards committee closely to be an effective programmer in that language, complexity is likely to be an issue. Fortunately in this case it probably isn't required.

I see garbage collection came in c++11 and has now gone. Would following that debacle make many or most c++ programmers more effective?