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by fc417fc802 83 days ago
It's much simpler and better than it used to be but it's still pretty bad. As just one example off the top of my head consider the meaning of curly braces for initialization. There's several different things they can mean depending on the context. Good luck figuring out which set is currently in effect.
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jandrewrogers 83 days ago
The initialization situation in C++ is indefensibly broken. It is near the top of my list of things I hate about C++.

You can mitigate it with some practices but that this is even necessary is a crime. Initialization is one of the most basic things in software development. How do you fuck it up so badly?

On a day to day basis it doesn’t cause me issues but it offends me just on principle.

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germandiago 82 days ago
Use static analyzers and move on. Almost all the complaints I see about C++ nowadays are removed by max warning levels. Set them as error.

Certainly initialization is the single most confusing feature in C++, I can give you that.

But still doable with s few patterns to remember. And warnings always max level.

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bayindirh 82 days ago
I still use Eclipse CDT and its static analysis is running in real time, as you type code, which is killer. Combined with Valgrind integration, I don't see myself moving on anytime soon.
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germandiago 82 days ago
Is Eclipse CDT still good these days? Wow did not hear of it for a while. I thought C++ support was not maintained anymore.

I use CLion mostly but I never stop coming back to Emacs+LSP.

And yes, the analysis is quite competitive tbh. People often talk about this weird thing or the other in C++ but the experience is quite better than what the ISO standard strictly has to offer.

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bayindirh 82 days ago
Eclipse is getting stable releases four times a year (i.e. every three months). C/C++ support is also being actively maintained and is pretty fast these days.

Eclipse is one of the rare software suites which didn't get slower as the tech evolves. Yes, it's probably heavier when compared to 20 years ago, but it starts pretty quickly and works snappily. I'm a happy camper.

If only the Go tools didn't get discontinued, but alas. KATE/BBEdit + Gopls is a pretty nifty combo on Linux/macOS.

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