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by paulddraper 1122 days ago
constexpr is pretty different then include and line number (which are addressed by other features).

IDK what to say....a 40+ year old language has some warts and it has old code using those warts.

Doesn't mean you have to be stuck actually using them forever and ever

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> Doesn't mean you have to be stuck actually using them forever and ever

If I'm writing new code, probably not. But since it's a 40+ year old language, I'm doing more comprehension, maintenance, and extension of old code than writing new, and every new feature makes that task harder over time.