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On 12/2/24 6:23 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Dec 2024 09:02:09 -0800, John Ames wrote:
> 
>> Ever since C99 added // comments, I have seen zero reason to bother with
>> C++.
> 
> That’s a very peculiar reason to prefer one language over another.
> 
> Block/inline comments are handy in languages like C and C++ which don’t
> permit arguments to be specified by keyword. They let you write code like
> 
>      const bool ok = dbus_connection_set_watch_functions
>        (
>          /*connection =*/ conn,
>          /*add_function =*/ add_watch,
>          /*remove_function =*/ remove_watch,
>          /*toggled_function =*/ toggle_watch,
>          /*data =*/ NULL,
>          /*free_data_function =*/ NULL
>        );
> 
> which helps keep long argument lists just that little bit more
> comprehensible.

   Kinda works.

   But, frankly I agree with John - barely ANY reason
   for C++ ... esp for 'system'-type stuff. I always
   stick to good old straight-up 'C'.

   "Object" works more naturally with other langs, but
   I still don't love it.