On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:45:10 +0200 Paulo Pinto <pj...@progtools.org> wrote:
> Am 19.07.2012 22:43, schrieb Jacob Carlborg: > > On 2012-07-19 16:50, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote: > > > >> I suspect that you have a C++ background. If this is not accurate, > >> ignore the rest. But if it is accurate, my plea to you is: Learn > >> other languages. C++ has next to no innovative language features > >> (even C++11's take on lambdas is an abomination) and encourages > >> defensive programming to the point where it's ridiculous (I mean, > >> no default initialization of variables? In 2012?). > > > > In C++ it's even better (irony). It depends on what kind of > > variable is declared. I.e. a global variable, a local, instance or > > a class variable (static). Some of these are default initialized, > > some are not. I have no idea which are initialized and which are > > not. > > > > That is why any C or C++ project should have static analysis tools > integrated in the continuous integration build system, plus compiling > all warnings as errors. > No, this is why any C/C++ project should be replaced by D ;) I'm knee-deep in a C++ project right now, and the language is such a pedantic, anachronistic turd. C++'s *only* saving graces are: - It's a systems language (ie, native compiled with low-level access). - It isn't PHP, JS, a JS-derivitive (ex, ActionScript), or Son-Of-Flash (aka Corona). - D isn't mature on all platforms yet.
