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by jandrewrogers 76 days ago
C++ contracts standardizes what people already do in C++. Where is the complexity in that? It removes the need to write your own implementation because the language provides a standard interoperable one.

An argument can be made that C++26 features like reflection add complexity but I don't follow that argument for contracts.

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The quote of Bjarne is a bit out of context. It was made after an hour long talk about the pitfalls and problems of contracts in c++26: https://youtu.be/tzXu5KZGMJk

This should also clarify the complexity issue.