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zahlman • today at 2:16 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

> what should be conclude from this? … C++ is complex and deep.

Yes, that's the point. Much of this complexity would not be necessary to achieve the same things, given the ability to redesign from scratch.


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cowlevel • today at 6:43 AM

Maybe. Many people have tried, but only Rust has gotten anywhere close, and Rust can hardly be described as "not complex".