The C++ Documentary Won't Show You a Number. I Will

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3 points | by ibobev 9 hours ago ago

1 comments

  • jdw64 9 hours ago

    Reading this, I feel that personally, I tend to be skeptical about programming talent. Rather, I didn't know that I could experiment with things like BoundCheck being free or zero initialization.

    I just thought, 'Oh, I see,' and moved on. But what I don't understand is why C++ still chooses Profiles. It feels like a powerful linter in the end, but does it guarantee memory safety like Rust? I've heard about Safe C++ and that there was an actual implementation—what happened to that?

    Sometimes I think about how each language has its own strengths, weaknesses, and rise and fall, and how remarkable Rust's solution is. Of course, I don't actually use Rust, but...