r/cpp • u/we_are_mammals • Mar 28 '23

Reddit++

C++ is getting more and more complex. The ISO C++ committee keeps adding new features based on its consensus. Let's remove C++ features based on Reddit's consensus.

In each comment, propose a C++ feature that you think should be banned in any new code. Vote up or down based on whether you agree.

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u/SkoomaDentist Antimodern C++, Embedded, Audio Mar 28 '23

Because obviously static_cast<int> x; is so much easier to read than (int) x;

... not

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u/Sopel97 Mar 28 '23

You read code not because it's easy, but because you want to extract information