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Re: [std-proposals] The most fair rant on C++

From: Bo Persson <bo_at_[hidden]>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:26:32 +0100
On 2025-11-22 at 18:56, organicoman via Std-Proposals wrote:
> Anything i touch for proposal imposes an ABI break.
> I'm think about starting a brand new C++ from scratch, as a true
> successor of the actual C++.

We already have cpp2 https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront which borrows
much of the correct defaults from Ada. Ada has been available for 40
years, with government backing from the DoD. And it didn't replace C++
in that time. Still 14 places behind on the Tiobe index.


> How bad is that?

How long will it take this new proposal to take off, with all projects
starting from scratch? Without government backing?

Received on 2025-11-22 18:26:35