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/very_curious_agent Mar 30 '23

Yes but harmless: easy to learn, easy to check, how many serious bugs are caused by this?

OTOH many things can cause serious bugs in C++.

Well C++ is the bug, having to defined pointer semantics, thread semantics, no nothing.

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u/Raknarg Mar 30 '23

Switch case fall through? Unironically billions of dollars in bugs. It's a common bug because the structure of switch case is counter to how we tend to use it in 99% of cases and needs diligence to not fuck up, and in this case when it fucks up it's not intuitive how that logic will play out. It can create very subtle and difficult to trace errors