CppCon 2018: Nicolai Josuttis “The Nightmare of Initialization in C++”

Name: CppCon 2018: Nicolai Josuttis “The Nightmare of Initialization in C++”
Description: Nicolai Josuttis's CppCon 2018 talk walks through the many forms of initialization in C++, including uniform initialization, and how their rules and effects differ. He argues the situation is confusing enough that nobody can say what to teach beginners.

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Nicolai Josuttis's CppCon 2018 talk walks through the many forms of initialization in C++, including uniform initialization, and how their rules and effects differ. He argues the situation is confusing enough that nobody can say what to teach beginners.

Used mostly as a citation of C++'s historical baggage and complexity when HN criticizes or jokes about the language.

6 Hacker News mentions · 2019–2021

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C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languages
Programming language design

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