On: C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013)

[banachtarski]

They really aren't that bad... in fact, they're pretty useful. Source: your everyday C++ programmer

[stochastic_monk → banachtarski]

They’re great, really. Yes, it takes effort to master, but then you can generate faster, safer, generic code with much less effort.

Source: Another everyday C++ programmer. There are dozens of us. Dozens!

[verall → stochastic_monk]

It's unfortunate when your codebase is C++03 only and intends to remain that way for compatabillity with other vendors. Yay for consumer electronics!

[banachtarski → verall]

Out of curiosity what breaks compatibility?

[verall → banachtarski]

My understanding is that there are partner venders who have old toolchains set up only for C++03 and thus would have to upgrade their toolchains to build our API if we upgraded.