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From: David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
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Subject: Re: Hex string literals (was Re: C23 thoughts and opinions)
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:40:01 +0200
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On 22/06/2024 00:48, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:06:14 +0200, David Brown wrote:
> 
>> - in the language that is most relevant for cooperation with C.
> 
> Not sure why C++ is relevant to C at all, since C++ does pretty much
> everything that C does (if a bit differently) and more, which renders C
> essentially obsolete in that scenario.
> 

Have you actually worked with any C++ programs?  Have you ever included 
a C header in your C++ code?

Fortunately, the C and C++ standards committees both know more about the 
importance of consistency than you do.

> Where the usage of C would be more relevant is as an implementation
> language for CPU-intensive “engine” code meant to be callable from higher-
> level languages. For example, extension modules for Python. Being able to
> interoperate with such languages would be more of a benefit.

I wonder why nobody ever thought of that before you suggested it!