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C++ takes decades to master (programming.dev)

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[–] SinTan1729@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

[–] jjj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

I think there is something to be said for keeping a language simple, though. The basic semantics of a language should be comprehensible to everyone, let the standard library have all the wacky stuff someone wanted decades ago. (macros - the lisp kind, not the C kind - make this easier)