Because it is an active thread, I want to mention that there has been an update by SG22 (the C/C++ Liaison), now it is back in EWGI's court:   "Seen by SG22. Feedback to the author given. We do not think this paper is a good candidate for inclusion in C++. See minutes for details of discussion." https://github.com/cplusplus/papers/issues/868     -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von:Filip via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> Gesendet:Fr 31.01.2025 11:33 Betreff:Re: [std-proposals] Possible deprecation of -> operator An:std-proposals_at_[hidden]; CC:Filip <fph2137_at_[hidden]>; Hi thanks for that link, I will try and help with this. Cheers, Filip Wiadomość napisana przez Sebastian Wittmeier via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> w dniu 31 sty 2025, o godz. 11:27:  Hi Filip,   I think it is a bit more involved.   There is an active proposal going into that direction:   https://github.com/cplusplus/papers/issues/868 P2142 Allow '.' operator to work on pointers   Perhaps you can cooperate?   -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von:Filip via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> Gesendet:Fr 31.01.2025 11:23 Betreff:[std-proposals] Possible deprecation of -> operator An:std-proposals_at_[hidden]; CC:Filip <fph2137_at_[hidden]>; Hi everyone, I’m wondering about the possibility of removal or deprecation of -> operator in favor of automatic dereference by ‘.’ If I remember correctly in tcc, compiler has a single if to check if they are used correctly and could automatically use the correct operation. Are there any good reasons to keep that syntax? In my experience it’s just an annoying part of early c that is maintained. Cheers, Filip Cheers, Filip -- Std-Proposals mailing list Std-Proposals_at_[hidden] https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/std-proposals   -- Std-Proposals mailing list Std-Proposals_at_[hidden] https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/std-proposals -- Std-Proposals mailing list Std-Proposals_at_[hidden] https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/std-proposals