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by banachtarski 3066 days ago
They really aren't that bad... in fact, they're pretty useful. Source: your everyday C++ programmer
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stochastic_monk 3066 days ago
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!

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verall 3065 days ago
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!
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banachtarski 3063 days ago
Out of curiosity what breaks compatibility?
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verall 3062 days ago
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.
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