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by logicchains 652 days ago
>One major gripe I have with these C++ updates is that the proportion of codebases that actually use recent C++ features (cpp17, cpp20, cpp23) is very close to zero

It depends what industry you're working on. A lot of HFT shops keep up to date with the latest compiler and make extensive use of new features that improve the ergonomics and compile-time performance of template metaprogramming, which is important for achieving the lowest possible latency.