[Info-vax] Clang

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2022-11-16 kl. 03:51, skrev Arne Vajhøj:
> On 11/15/2022 9:42 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 11/15/2022 4:14 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>> On 2022-11-15 14:09:16 +0000, Simon Clubley said:
>>>> Given how critical LLVM has become, I would prefer a much more 
>>>> conservative
>>>> upgrade schedule on the required language standards for use with LLVM 
>>>> itself.
>>>
>>> How long would you suggest waiting before starting to adopt C++17 features?
>>>
>>> ~Five years, and ~most of two standards, maybe?
>>
>> I'm curious.  While I don't know diddly about C++, I'm wondering about 
>> all the rather often upgrades to the standard.  Was it that bad to begin 
>> with?  Does it really need such constant upgrades?
> 
> It is common for actively maintained languages to get
> new versions with new features every 12/24/36 months.
> 
> To stay competitive C++ needs to evolve with the rest.
> 
> Arne
> 
> 

Why does C++ (or C) need to "stay competitive"?
If there are better tools to do the same job, why not use them instead?
Is this some kind of competition between languages?