> Can we make C++ 10x safer, simpler, and more toolable if C++ had an alternative "syntax #2," within which we could be completely free to improve semantics by applying 30 years' worth of C++ language experience without any backward source compatibility constraints?
Yes please - I really like this approach. C++ as a bare bones on-its-own language is not going to find adoption in the new world - it is way too much baggage & legacy, syntax and functional complications and adding more complexity every 3 years is just counter productive. If this can become something like what Scala or Kotlin are to Java it would be good for C++.
Yes please - I really like this approach. C++ as a bare bones on-its-own language is not going to find adoption in the new world - it is way too much baggage & legacy, syntax and functional complications and adding more complexity every 3 years is just counter productive. If this can become something like what Scala or Kotlin are to Java it would be good for C++.