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Latest Proposals for C++0x
CodeDemon writes "It looks like the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG21 working group has made some headway in reviewing new proposals for the C++ language. The long anticipated upgrade for C++, C++0x, may be just around the corner. Head on over to check out the proposals yourself."
And I thought the next version of C would be +++... and then ++++
KappaStone
...make it like grade school and just give the poor bastard a "B". Enough already ;)
Someone try to say that ten times fast!
Hate me!
Sounds like the l33t version of C++
The hardest part is deschiphering the comments...
Calling a paper "Directions" is the quickest sure-fire way to ensure that _nobody_ will read it...
What does Alan C++0x think of this?
Trolling is a art,
You mean...the successor ISN'T C#?!
I've...I've been living a lie...
I'm still waiting for the object-oriented business programming language, "ADD 1 TO COBOL".
This is what happens when he's happy to see you!
sulli
RTFJ.
"C++ is to C as Lung Cancer is to Lung"
- a sig I read on slashdot
Trolling is a art,
Ox: [definition 1] a domestic bovine mammal
Just wait until the free standard comes out: C++Gnu
So let's see; somebody else already proposed (c++)++ , which is a reasonable suggestion... but... um... how about "c += 2"? For now, it's as concise as the alternative, but going forward it will scale better (c += 3 vs ((c++)++)++ ).
I like paying taxes. With them I buy civilization -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
If there is any progress, the new language should be at least ++C. You see, C++ is better than C but all you have is the C before C++.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the War Room!
(This is a joke, for the sarcasm impaired.)
.CPP0X? Sounds like "Seep Pox", a new virus caused by inadequate plumbing infrastructure.
Then will C++0x be
Buffer overflow exploits, anybody?
<sig>Mr. Kaze</sig>
Hmm. Obscure notation, explained indirectly in a section about something else. Yep, it's a good notation for C++ versioning all right.
Trust the Computer. The Computer is your friend.
C has 15 levels of operator precedence, and you do not blush?
I believe it's pronounced "double-plus ungood".
"cee plus plus ox?"
"cox?"
"kooks?"
everyone knows that JavaScript is where its at.
I do all my cluster number crunching in JavaScript.
pure speed baby
There are some odd things afoot now, in the Villa Straylight.
Obviously this is named after the long tradition in C and C++ of null pointer dereferencing. No C or C++ program is complete without it. The version after this one will be called C++BUFFEROVERFLOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...
Phonetically, Isoiec-Jetsee-Wonsc-Tutu-Wig-Tuwan sounds like a Jedi name. Or a droid. Maybe a Jedi droid. Artoo's brother.
is that with C++ it's harder to shoot yourself in the foot, but when you do you end up blowing your whole leg off... With C++0x will it be nearly impossible, but when it does happen you end up blowing up the whole city?
Technoli
Hello Gentlemen,
I'm a first year programming student at an Ivy League school and I've
just finished my Visual Basic classes. This term I'll be moving onto
C++. However I've noticed some issues with C++ that I'd like to
discuss with the rest of the programming community. Please do not
think of me as being technically ignorant. In addition to VB, I am
very skilled at HTML programming, one of the most challenging
languages out there!
C++ is based on a concept known as Object Oriented Programming. In
this style of programming (also known as OOPS in the coding community)
a programmer builds "objects" or "glasses" out of his code, and then
manipulates these "glasses". Since I'm assuming that you, dear reader,
are as skilled at programming as I am, I'll skip further explanation
of these "glasses".
Please allow me to make a brief aside here and discuss the origins C++
for a moment. My research shows that this language is one of the
oldest languages in existence, pre-dating even assembly! It was
created in the early 70s when AT&T began looking for a new language to
write BSD, its Unix Operation System (later on, other companies would
"borrow" the BSD source code to build both Solaris and Linux!)
Interestingly, the name C++ is a pun by the creator of the language.
When the first beta was released, it was remarked that the language
would be graded as a C+, because of how hideously complex and unwieldy
it was. The extra plus was tacked on during a later release when some
of these issues were fixed. The language would still be graded a C,
but it was the highest C possible! Truly a clever name for this
language.
Back to the topic on hand, I feel that C++ - despite its flaws - has
been a very valuable tool to the world of computers. Unfortunately
its starting to show its age, and I feel that it should be
retired, as COBOL, ADA and Smalltalk seem to have been. Recently I've
become acquainted with another language that's quite recently been
developed. Its one that promises to greatly simplify programming. This
new language is called C.
Although syntactically borrowing a great deal from its predecessor
C++, C greatly simplifies things (thus its name, which hints at its
simpler nature by striping off the clunky double-pluses.) Its biggest
strength is that it abandons an OOPS-style of programming. No more
awkward "objects" or "glasses". Instead C uses what are called
structs. Vaguely similar to a C++ "glass", a struct does away with
anachronisms like inheritance, namespaces and the whole
private/public/protected/friend access issues of its variables and
routines. By freeing the programmer from the requirement to juggle all
these issues, the coder can focus on implementing his algorithm and
rapidly developing his application.
While C lacks the speed and robustness of C++, I think these are petty
issues. Given the speed of modern computers, the relative sluggishness
of C shouldn't be an issue. Robustness and stability will occur as C
becomes more pervasive amongst the programming community and it
becomes more fine-tuned. Eventually C should have stability rivaling
that of C++.
I'm hoping to see C adopted as the de facto standard of programming.
Based on what I've learned of this language, the future seems very
bright indeed for C! Eventually, many years from now, perhaps we'll
even see an operating system coded in this language.
Thank you for your time. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Egg Troll
T33N 8abes ready for your h0t C++0x !!!
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Writers get in shape by pumping irony.
If C++==D then the next gen should be E. Actually, if we count pre and post ISO standards, we've moved on to F, which is a fine letter, imho. F, of course will add the exponentiation operator **, so we can compute F**k. ;-)
So long, and thanks for all the Phish
how about a much cuter name, like "Snugglums" or "Bwumpie-poo"?
"I would say that 99 per cent of what my father has written about his own life is false." - L. Ron Hubbard Jr.
Didn't we learn anything from Y2K? How am I going to tell the difference betwen code written to the C++ 2005 standard and the C++ 1905 standard?
Rather than just rushing into designing yet more features for the language, shouldn't existing proposals such as This 5-year-old proposal for overloading be taken into consideration? :-)
Maybe B was still short for BCPL, and C is now short for CPL because it's not Basic any more. So next, P would would be short for PL because it's not really combined (?) any more. And finally, L would be for, well, L, because it's not really for programming any more.
I found the meaning of life the other day, but I had write-only access.
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If I propose you remove operator overloading, can I get my kidney back?
If I propose you remove operator overloading, can I get my kidney back?
Actually, you get an extra colon, but you should be able to cast it to any organ you like.
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