[Info-vax] Clang

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 11/16/22 03:14, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> 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?

Or egos?

bill