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In Defense of C++

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185 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 16 Sep 25 19:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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MontagFTB ◴[16 Sep 25 21:49 UTC] No.45268593[source]▶
When NIST released its summary judgement against C++ and other languages it deemed memory unsafe, the problem became less technical and more about politics and perception. If you're looking to work within two arms' length of the US Government, you have to consider the "written in C++" label seriously, regardless of how correct the code may be.
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1. Jtsummers ◴[16 Sep 25 22:04 UTC] No.45268790[source]▶
The government is still happily commissioning new software projects that use C++. That may change in a few years, and some organizations may already be treating C++ more critically, but so far it's been unimpactful.