[OT] Modules dropped out of C++17

[Paulo Pinto via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 8 June 2015 at 19:17:03 UTC, Joakim wrote:
> On Monday, 8 June 2015 at 18:57:17 UTC, ponce wrote:
>> I can't imagine the weird look-up rules that will be made for 
>> a translation unit both using modules and traditional headers. 
>> At the end of the day, another set of rules for C++ers to 
>> remembers.
>
> I wonder when they will realize that a clean break is 
> necessary.  36 years is far too long for a language to keep 
> building on top of the past.  Intel has been hurt by this with 
> x86 recently, probably Microsoft with Windows too.

That is why Microsoft is going forward with WinRT.