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minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-222 days agoAs a not-a-developer, this sounds like my understanding of C, rather than C++.
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoIn practice, I tend to agree. It’s easier to avoid shooting yourself in the foot with C++, but it’s still just waiting for you to screw up. I’m mainly getting at Undefined Behavior (UB), which both C and C++ have plenty of. This article from Raymond Chen has some excellent concrete examples: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140627-00/?p=633
As a not-a-developer, this sounds like my understanding of C, rather than C++.
In practice, I tend to agree. It’s easier to avoid shooting yourself in the foot with C++, but it’s still just waiting for you to screw up.
I’m mainly getting at Undefined Behavior (UB), which both C and C++ have plenty of. This article from Raymond Chen has some excellent concrete examples: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140627-00/?p=633