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Dconf 2014 Day 2 Keynote: The Last Thing D Needs -- Scott Meyers

The D Language Foundation · talk · Watch on YouTube

Programming language designC, C++, Rust, Go & systems languages

What it is

Scott Meyers' keynote at DConf 2014, drawing on 25 years of C++ experience to offer the D language community a plea about what it should avoid. It centers on the accumulated complexity and pitfalls of C++ as a cautionary tale.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters bring it up whenever C++ complexity or the pitfalls of language design come up, as a witty and authoritative warning.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “everyone should watch Scott Meyers's awesome presentation at a D conference”

    Meyers on how convoluted C++ has become.

    jejones3141, 2021-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Modern C++ for C Programmers (2018)”

  2. “Listed among favourite tech talks.”

    nordsieck, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is your favourite tech talk?”

  3. “You might enjoy the 2014 talk”

    Meyers on essential versus accidental complexity in C++.

    SloopJon, 2018-05 · Recommendation · in “Meta Crush Saga: a C++17 compile-time game”

  4. “Scott Meyers have a very nice talk here”

    Traps and pitfalls of C++ as warning for Rust.

    noselasd, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “Rust in the 6.2 kernel”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: c++, d language, language complexity, scott meyers, dconf

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