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Can C++ be 10x Simpler & Safer? - Herb Sutter - CppCon 2022

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What it is

Herb Sutter's CppCon 2022 talk on whether C++ can become ten times simpler and safer. He introduces his experimental Cpp2 syntax and the cppfront transpiler, explaining the limits on incremental improvement.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as the main introduction to Cpp2 and cppfront, and as a credible effort to evolve C++.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “this has the best chance of being a true C++ successor.”

    Deeply thought out effort to simplify C++ syntax and fulfill Stroustrup's vision

    karmakaze, 2022-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Can C++ be 10x Simpler and Safer?”

  2. “One of those few talks that left me genuinely enthused about the topic.”

    Great introduction to the problems and solutions behind Cpp2

    JNRowe, 2024-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Overview: What are Cpp2 and cppfront? How do I get and build cppfront?”

  3. “For people curious about Herb's Cpp2, here's a presentation he gave at CppCon 2022”

    Herb Sutter's presentation introducing Cpp2

    cpeterso, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “Const vs. constexpr vs. consteval vs. constinit in C++20”

  4. “you can watch the talk about it here[1].”

    Talk on cppfront as a safer language layered on C++

    norman784, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “C++23: std:out_ptr and std:inout_ptr”

  5. “If anyone can help reform the language, it's Herb Sutter with his cpp2 syntax.”

    Promising experimental simpler and safer syntax for C++

    jdlyga, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “The Year of C++ Successor Languages”

  6. “This is a good introductory talk on cpp2 by Sutter at CppCon three months ago”

    Good introductory talk demonstrating the cppfront transpiler

    taraharris, 2023-02 · Recommendation · in “Will Carbon Replace C++?”

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Topics: c++, cpp2, cppfront, herb sutter, memory safety, cppcon

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