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simonaskyesterday at 11:22 PM1 replyview on HN

The trouble with C++ is that it maintains backward compatibility with C++.


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HarHarVeryFunnyyesterday at 11:54 PM

I suppose so, but I think it's relatively rare for languages to just drop support for older features and force developers to rewrite code using newer mechanisms.

Python 2 to 3 is a good example of what can be expected to happen - very slow adoption of the new version since companies may just not have the resources or desire to rewrite existing code that is running without problems.

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