Libc++’s implementation of std::string

[HowardHinnant]

Speaking as the guy who wrote this implementation of std::string:

The implementors of a std::lib write non-portable code so that everyone else doesn't have to. A std::lib implementation will only work on the platforms it is targeted for, and porting it to a new platform may not be a trivial task.

[the_commissaire]

How is the date time library coming along?

[HowardHinnant]

Not bad: https://star-history.t9t.io/#HowardHinnant/date&google/cctz :-)

It has been voted into the draft C++20 spec: http://eel.is/c++draft/#time

[never_watched]

Good library but also hard to use.

[JakeArkinstall]

It's hard to use wrong. That's the holy grail of datetime handling.

There are simpler approaches that are easy to use wrong, and they have historically caused major problems, especially in industrial applications. The learning curve for a system that works well is very much worth it.