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by jejones3141 3066 days ago
> C++, on the other hand, seems to have been designed by compiler writers for their own enjoyment and/or job security.

If that were the case, the Edison Design Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Design_Group) wouldn't exist. It exists because compiler writers don't want to have to deal with parsing C++.

(Then there's Dinkumware, which serves the same purpose for library functions.)