[OT] - C++ exceptions are becoming more and more problematic

[Ola Fosheim Grøstad]

On Friday, 25 February 2022 at 21:03:21 UTC, forkit wrote:
> The 'real' motivation is simple -> an increased awareness of 
> the benefits of Rust within the C++ community.
>
> That is, C++ now has a genuine competitor -> and C++ now needs 
> to compete, or risk losing market share.

Maybe, but how many committed C++ programmers have switched to 
Rust?

> So I expect we'll see a noticable increase in ideas and 
> innovation coming out of the C++ community, particuly in areas 
> where Rust does it better.

Yes, but it will probably come in the form of being "optional". 
Many of the improvements in C++ comes from compiler/tooling 
support/switches or things that can pass as library extensions 
(but really only makes sense with compiler support). I don't 
think we will see much in the shape of changes to the core 
language.

> D should also remain alert to what's going on ;-)

D should form its own vision, and focus on that vision. Only then 
will real improvements be possible. Too many DIPs touch on things 
that have no significant impact. If it has no significant impact 
then it should not be a priority. Without a vision it difficult 
to assess what the priorities ought to be.

For C++ you can say that the vision is to support existing fields 
where it is widely used better. They have many use cases to 
analyse. So that is a very different situation.

I think what the priorities ought to be is more clear for C++ as 
it have many specific niche areas where it is heavily used.