"C++ programming language and safety: Here's where it goes next"

[Lynn McGuire]

"C++ programming language and safety: Here's where it goes next"

https://www.zdnet.com/article/c-programming-language-and-safety-heres-where-it-goes-next/

"There's been a shift towards 'memory safe' languages. So, can updates
to C++ help it catch up in the eyes of developers?"

Lynn

[Richard]

[Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]

Lynn McGuire <lynnmc...@gmail.com> spake the secret code
<tqnfau$3s944$1...@dont-email.me> thusly:

That article doesn't mention cpp2 specifically, but the ISO C++ paper[*]
linked by the article does mention cpp2. I find cpp2 to be an
appealing approach that preserves existing code bases and maintains
100% compatability with ISO C++.

Herb Sutter's video on cpp2:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELeZAKCN4tY>

[*] <https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2023/p2759r0.pdf>
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[wij]

It is all about correctness and efficiency. The development of C++ has been deviating
the basics for many years, in searching for (blind) expressiveness.