6 Dec
2020
6 Dec
'20
9:56 p.m.
On 3/12/2020 10:03 am, Brian Wood wrote:
Peter Dimov writes:
And in general, expecting ABI stability from a collection of predominantly header-only libraries is setting one up for severe disappointment.
The standardized libraries are more header-only than Boost so am not sure how this isn't a rap on them also. Somehow C++ has become successful in spite of this.
C++ prioritises performance, at the price of handing you a great many footguns with which to shoot yourself if not handled carefully. A great many developers are willing to make that particular tradeoff.