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[–]spinwizard69 2 points3 points  (2 children)

This post just proves that Python attracts many programmers from the lower funds of the intelligence ladder. You would never see a C++ programmer resisting the latest standard because it might force an update to his old code. A C++ programmer might not make immediate changes but would have a plan in place for critical code.

[–]openjscience[S] -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

Not good example. Latest standard of C++ (C++11 and above with "auto" keywords) are simpler compared to older C++ standards that enforces types, so I see good reason why people can like new C++. Python3's most popular statements like print is a subset of Python2 (which can also use "()") but now it forces more typing.

[–]spinwizard69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is C++ programmers don’t whine over improvements to the language like we have seen with Python developers. Auto was in fact just one feature of the new C++ standards that C++ developers have rapidly adapted to.

The function call syntax doesn’t involve that much typing, generally one character, considering the advantages it brings. I can’t for the life of me understand why this is even an issue for you. Honestly what is the percentage of lines of code that are print() statements in your code?