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bunderbunder on Nov 12, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: C2x: the next real revision of the C standard

I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at here.

Are you implying that people who want new features in C should just migrate to C++ because it has even more features? Or that C is perfect as-is and anyone who wants to add new features to it should bug off to another language? Or that this particular feature is somehow equivalent to (or a slippery slope toward) adding a whole set of OOP features to C, so we might as well take that to its logical conclusion?

kazinator on Nov 12, 2018 [–]

Pretty much all of the above.

bunderbunder on Nov 12, 2018 | [–]

I'd like to hear you elaborate. You seem to be very invested in your concerns, but it's hard to understand exactly what they are.

A single, clearly articulated response would do a lot more than a fusillade of terse barbs to help others understand why you think this is a bad idea.

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