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[Tejas]

On Thursday, 12 August 2021 at 13:42:27 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
> On 8/11/21 7:33 AM, Johan wrote:
>> [...]
>
> FWIW the situation is similar with large-scale C++ projects as 
> well. Whenever I teach, I first ask people what version of 
> their C++ compiler they're on - does it support C++14, C++17, 
> etc. Many mention some really outdated release and invariably 
> invoke the difficulty of upgrading due to compilation errors 
> and performance issues.
>
> Also, most of big tech hack into their C++ compiler (and some 
> their Linux, too).

May I please request you to share how often you hear that people 
are still using C++98/03? Maybe using C++03 but using clang++'s 
non-standard extensions that allow access to C++11 features like 
move semantics?