Remember the Vasa! by Bjarne Stroustrup

Tue May 29 03:56:05 UTC 2018

On Tuesday, 29 May 2018 at 01:46:47 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> A cautionary tale we should all keep in mind.
>
> http://open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/papers/2018/p0977r0.pdf
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> https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/8mq10v/bjarne_stroustroup_remeber_the_vasa_critique_of/
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> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17172057

It seems C++ is following the road of PL/I, which is growing 
language way beyond the point anyone can understand or implement 
all of it.