On 3/1/2016 10:21 AM, Dimitry Sibiryakov wrote: > 01.03.2016 16:14, Jim Starkey wrote: >> Dropping support for platforms so you can use new C++ >> features that really don't add anything to the language. > More readable and error-prone code worth that, IMHO. > More readable is a virtue, though I dare say eliminating the thousands of casts in favor of simple type safety would do a great deal more for code readability than a little more syntactic sugar.
The "error prone" argument gets tossed around a lot, but I generally don't buy it. Language features are not a substitute for testing. Sure, "override" will get a compiler error if you blow an overriding method prototype, but so will cursory testing. The argument makes more sense in a rapid agile development environment, but much less so in a 30 year old database system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel