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On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 06:42:21 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> C++ is wayyyyy beyond C w/classes now. Example: templates, promises,
> futures, and a greatly expanded Standard Library (e.g.
> the <random> functions)..

I am way out of date on C++. Almost all of my use in the last 20 years was 
working with the Esri ArcObjects API. That's a rather small COM based 
subset. The whole 32 bit API was dropped a couple of years ago as Esri 
moved to C#. You may be able to use C++ if you're a glutton.

I understand some of the gnarly stuff with iterators has been cleaned up 
but getting current is not on my todo list. 

> Does Petzhold still have the Windows tattoo? :-D

He retired from Microsoft (Xamarin) in 2018 and branched out.

https://charlespetzold.com/books/

I haven't read Code yet although I just bought it for the Kindle. Like me, 
he never was a C++ fan.