Modern C++ Won't Save Us

[Paul Backus]

On Friday, 30 April 2021 at 22:19:25 UTC, SealabJaster wrote:
> On Friday, 30 April 2021 at 18:52:50 UTC, evilrat wrote:
>> Can't find that project now, but I have another simple 
>> prototype, too bad it simply runs new thread, so this means 
>> actually no integration. No surprises then, no common API, 
>> nothing to agree upon on for different loops :/
>
> Welcome to the dub ecosystem, where every library reinvents the 
> same abstractions since there's no standard baseline for 
> libraries to support; may not work across all platforms (esp 
> Windows); probably has deficiencies for common/specific use 
> cases, and probably hasn't been updated within the last 2 
> years, and so newer libraries reinvent the same abstractions 
> since... etc.
>
> Basically feels like this XKCD when searching on dub: 
> https://xkcd.com/927/

See also, The Lisp Curse:

http://www.winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Lisp_Curse.html