> Because C++ is a big language, I think we should try to enumerate what > is OK, rather than what is not OK. > Is there anyone who would like to volunteer to develop the C++ coding > standards? I hope you you don't mind my question (as I am currently not an active GCC developer), but what is the point of this? I understand why you do not want to have sudden, disruptive changes to a large existing code base, so any introduction of C++ features should be careful and controlled, but why artificially eliminate parts of the language? I personally think the coding standard should be: "All C++ code has to be 1) easily readable, 2) easily maintainable, and 3) produce efficient machine code and conserve memory. Apart from that use ISO/IEC 14882-1998".
Now I know that this is totally unrealistic in the context of the GCC project, and some people here get really nervous about a potential C++ creep, but IMHO artificial limitations on a pure syntax base are not really meaningful. One should look at the consequences and not at the syntax. Thomas
