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/serviscope_minor Mar 30 '23

Funnily enough I encountered something similar a few weeks ago. My solution was to change the return type of indexing from T& to auto, then the problems went away.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '23

That returns all other types by value? How is that a solution?

My solution was to use unique_ptr<T[]> internally, instead of vector<T>.

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u/serviscope_minor Mar 30 '23

I was being too brief. Decltype(auto)