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C++ is a Modern Language (No, Really...)

posted by Fnord666 on Monday October 28 2019, @06:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the evolve-or-die dept.

JoeMerchant writes:

C++ is a language you should give serious consideration to learning in 2019 (or whenever you happen to come across this article). Rapid language modernization, better tooling, a growing and inclusive community, and a thriving job market are just some of the reasons C++ should be your next language to learn.

Wow, this guy drank too much Kool-Aid ™️️, I'm out.

Yeah, I get it. At least in the communities I've been a part of over the years, C++ has a consistently bad reputation.

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Modern C++ (versions ≥ 11) is an entirely different beast and should be considered separately.

foreach new_shiny in hackerland
    { import; improve; integrate; }

Plus, importing crusty old code into your projects is fun, well, at least more fun than dissecting them and re-coding in a new language which lacks the libraries they leaned on.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @06:43AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @06:43AM (#912681)

    Doesn't anybody code in binary anymore? All these layers of "languages" only add cruft. People have to think in black and white. That's all the machine knows.

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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday October 28 2019, @05:25PM

    by Freeman (732) on Monday October 28 2019, @05:25PM (#912892) Journal

    Good luck coding anything of significant size in binary. Sure, coding something like a text editor might be reasonable, but coding something like LibreOffice in binary. Talking about a waking nightmare.

    --
    Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by arslan on Monday October 28 2019, @10:31PM (1 child)

    by arslan (3462) on Monday October 28 2019, @10:31PM (#912993)

    My slave code for me in binary. It is called the Compiler..

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 29 2019, @05:02AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 29 2019, @05:02AM (#913127)

      Very inconsistent a compiler is, amongst different compilers, and even different versions of the same compiler. A true compiler will only need one version forever, for each human language...