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Re: “Is C++ Dead?”

From Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.ada, comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: “Is C++ Dead?”
Date 2026-03-16 15:34 +0000
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On 15/03/2026 22:23, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:37:59 +0000, Tristan Wibberley wrote:
> 
>> I suspect that once upon a time they used linker+c but boilerplate
>> reduction and the gradual obsolescence of linker scripts to control
>> memory layout lead to C++ and custom layout tools.

eh, well, they're were still there internal to the build processes when
I was working in automotive but they were often machine-translations
from other sources, even via attributes and toolchain flags (because
command-orientation is a common human trait).


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Re: “Is C++ Dead?” Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-03-12 19:46 +0000
  Re: “Is C++ Dead?” Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-03-14 23:35 +0000
    Re: “Is C++ Dead?” Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-03-15 13:35 +0000
      Re: “Is C++ Dead?” Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-03-15 15:37 +0000
        Re: “Is C++ Dead?” Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-03-15 17:58 +0000
        Re: “Is C++ Dead?” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-15 22:23 +0000
          Re: “Is C++ Dead?” Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-03-16 15:34 +0000
            Re: Re: “Is C++ Dead?” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-16 15:58 +0000
              Re: “Is C++ Dead?” Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-03-17 00:02 +0000

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