Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 10:49:54 +0100
Exactly... that's my point.I wanted this video to be a wake-up call to all of us.We need to see the world from others point of view, to understand our problems.Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Richard Hodges via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> Date: 11/22/25 10:41 AM (GMT+01:00) To: std-proposals_at_[hidden] Cc: Richard Hodges <hodges.r_at_[hidden]> Subject: Re: [std-proposals] The most fair rant on C++ FWIW I think everyone on the committee should be forced to watch it.While some of the complaints mentioned in the video are minor legacy issues from C, immeasurable damage has been done to the language in the name of:- not wanting to introduce new keywords- not wanting to change the language- forcing features into the standard library when they should be language features- not using version numbers in namespaces- insisting on compatibility when a clean break would be betterI could go on.On Sat, 22 Nov 2025 at 00:09, organicoman via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:Hello,I saw this video, and i felt it would be interesting to hear other's opinions. https://youtu.be/7fGB-hjc2Gc?si=EqMPxxxvS40lL4YvRegardsOgSent from my Galaxy--
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-------- Original message --------From: Richard Hodges via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> Date: 11/22/25 10:41 AM (GMT+01:00) To: std-proposals_at_[hidden] Cc: Richard Hodges <hodges.r_at_[hidden]> Subject: Re: [std-proposals] The most fair rant on C++ FWIW I think everyone on the committee should be forced to watch it.While some of the complaints mentioned in the video are minor legacy issues from C, immeasurable damage has been done to the language in the name of:- not wanting to introduce new keywords- not wanting to change the language- forcing features into the standard library when they should be language features- not using version numbers in namespaces- insisting on compatibility when a clean break would be betterI could go on.On Sat, 22 Nov 2025 at 00:09, organicoman via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:Hello,I saw this video, and i felt it would be interesting to hear other's opinions. https://youtu.be/7fGB-hjc2Gc?si=EqMPxxxvS40lL4YvRegardsOgSent from my Galaxy--
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