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		ghighi7878 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C++26 is done: ISO C++ standards meeting Trip Repo... Well thats not always true. Initializer list is a glaring example. So are integer promotion some other things like

seertaak 32 days ago [–]

Integer promotion? - Stroustroup pleads C source compat else stillborn.

Initializes lists suck mainly because of C source compat constraints, too. In fact, most things that suck in C++ came from B via C.

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