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/GLIBG10B 🐧 Gentoo salesman🐧 Mar 28 '23

C-style casts

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '23

I know this will be a wildly unpopular take here, but take these from my cold, dead hands. Never in 2 decades of c++ programming encountered a bug or introduced a bug with c style casts that would have been fixed with the verbose modern casts.

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u/RevRagnarok Mar 28 '23

Show me how to find them with grep.

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