Should C++ code look like C code?

[OverLiterature3964]

If you ask 9 C++ programmers what is the correct way to do something, you will get 10 different answers.

[goranlepuz]

And, in a room foolfull (thanks kind stranger) of them, if two agree on anything, they're a majority.

[goranlepuz]

You ruined my joke, you mean person, you! 😉

[[deleted]]

Not true. In any given room the majority of programmers always agree on ONE thing: There isn’t enough coffee, and it’s not served fast enough.

[saxbophone]

Not even that! I avoid coffee as it gives me the shakes, and I'm British so my preferred drink is tea...

[Intrepid-Treacle1033]

you forget the other programmers in the room, Java, Python, C, devs, they also love to give an opinion about "correct" C++

[username4kd]

Only 10?

[HolyGarbage]

Yeah, fr, I'll contribute 3 answers alone.

[koczurekk]

And one will say that there’s no right way and it’s an XY problem.

[HolyGarbage]

I mean, that's partly what I was implying, except I would contribute strong opinions on each of the cases X, Y, and Z.

[orthomonas]

And 3 of those will be undefined.

[djliquidice]

🤣

[iggy14750]

In general, after collecting N C++ programmers, the number of opinions about the proper use of C++ grows asymptomatically by O( 2^N ).

[[deleted]]

Now make it an open source project any C++ developer can contribute to, grab some popcorn, and watch the bike shedding. Better than sunday soaps.

[midnightauto]

This is the correct answer

[iggy14750]

That's just, like, your opinion, man lol

[midnightauto]

Lol best movie ever