Should C linkage (aka "extern (C)") be the default when using "betterC"?

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On Saturday, 5 March 2022 at 11:34:34 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:
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> On 06/03/2022 12:23 AM, rempas wrote:
>> Am I the only one that things this way? If I'm not wrong, 
>> other than some (mostly runtime) advantages that "betterC" 
>> offers, It is also necessary when someone wants to allow their 
>> library to generate binding for other languages.
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> Its certainly a more unique way of thinking.
>
> After all, why would you lose function overloading for no good 
> reason?
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> Not to mention, now if you build your code as -betterC, but use 
> it in a non-betterC program, boom linker errors due to 
> mismatching mangling.

I misread rikki's comment

Loosing function overloading is indeed problematic, so it's not a 
so good idea..