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points by fithisux 4 days ago | 0 comments
Maybe it's time for C++ community to create maintenance releases of old standards?

Not new features necessarily, but fixes or backports that fix major flaws.

It can also complement old standards. If a C++23 feature can be supported in C++98 or C++11, it should go to that standard with an update.

[–] account42 4 days ago
That already exist - C++ defect reports can change the behavior of implementations for older standards.
[–] fithisux 4 days ago
Could be new versions C++98.1
[–] varjag 4 days ago
How would that even work? Implementations that’s been compliant for years suddenly become non-compliant?
[–] fithisux 4 days ago
C++98.1