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		eska 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C++26 is done: ISO C++ standards meeting Trip Repo... Ironically the C++ standards consortium doesn’t want C to improve anymore and wants people to just use C++. Rules for thee but not for me.

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Guvante 1 day ago [–]

Stabilizing C as the language of the operating system and keeping it simple isn't without benefits.

But I do think the frustration that C++ can no longer be a super set of C is overblown by C++.

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