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by jpc0 496 days ago
If you last worked on Pre templates C++ and now need to work on a template heavy codebase you are effectively writing in a different language. I don't think it will be a few weeks of catching up.
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DidYaWipe 493 days ago
Wow, that must be a very long time ago. Templates were around when I started (if I remember correctly), or soon after.

Which reminds me of something I hate more than header files: macros.

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