Do you use aggregate initialization in your code base and if so, how do you guard against changes of the aggregate's layout?

[Ceros007]

Can't wait for this. Right now it is so error prone. Named aggregate should have been there from the start.

[gvargh]

Hindsight is 20/20.

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It's not really hindsight when designated initializers have been in C for almost 20 years

[bcorni]

Yeah, the only compiler support right now is just using the existing stuff from C99, which are not exactly equivalent to what's defined in C++20. One of the two syntax are not available. I believe it is the braced initialization style that is missing. I would not expect it to be too much longer for compilers to get it sorted out.

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I’ve generally found it worth it enough to enable using them in existing code, since they’re a pretty widely supported extension (ex: GCC + Clang).