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Stroustrup on the Future of C++

Posted by Hemos on from the good-morning-reading dept.

/ASCII writes "Bjarne Stroustrup, the father of C++, has written an essay [PDF] on the features of the upcoming C++0x standard. In his essay, he argues that new features should whenever possible go into the standard library and not into the language, but that the language needs to shave of a few rough corners to make it easier to use for novices."

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  1. wait a moment... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    [...] to make it easier to use for novices.
    Doesn't this qualify as blasphemy?
    1. Re:wait a moment... by insert+cool+name · · Score: 5, Funny

      Doesn't this qualify as blasphemy?

      Not when it's God talking.

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    2. Re:wait a moment... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      "What!? Isn't that like saying the George Bush is a businessman from Texas? It's technically true, but completely misses the point on what matters."

      I don't know... don't most people prefer to emphasize their accomplishments and hide their failures?

  2. I'm curious ... by The+Mgt · · Score: 4, Funny

    .. as to the pronunciation of 'C++0x'. Any suggestions ?

    1. Re:I'm curious ... by strongmace · · Score: 5, Funny

      See Plus Plus Ox

      ...or you could just shorten it by taking out the plus plus and having C0x which is obviously pronounced cocks

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    2. Re:I'm curious ... by iabervon · · Score: 4, Funny

      But C0x is an entirely different language (the development version of the successor to C99). If you want to make it easier to say, arrange it as C0x++, which is obviously pronounced "spam".

  3. Blasphemy? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 4, Funny

    In no way. If you read the B.S. writings (and I recommend he favor the world with a middle initial) he is always concerned with teachability of a feature, which is pretty understandable when you consider he's an academic.
    Now, what an academic is doing having a successful programming language with real-world applications is another question...

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