14 Mar
2023
14 Mar
'23
3:07 a.m.
On Mar 13, 2023, at 2:00 PM, Paul Winalski <paul.winalski(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/13/23, Clem Cole <clemc(a)ccc.com> wrote:
You can't drop features from a widely deployed language; but while
we are dreaming, what I'd like to see is a total *ban* on any and
all optimizations. What you get is what you see!
Frankly, I'd probably rather see ISO drop a bunch of the stuff they are now
requiring and fall back at least to K&R2 -- keep it simple.
I agree. Every language has toxic features--things that seemed like
good ideas at the time but turn out to have been mistakes when they're
better understood. Every good programming shop has its rules
concerning certain language features or practices that are not allowed
in the code, usually for safety or maintainability reasons.