The cover of "C++: The Programming Language" raises questions

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Post by krylon » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC

The cover of "C++: The Programming Language" raises questions
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Re: The cover of "C++: The Programming Language" raises questions

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Post by krylon » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC

The full title, "The cover of C++: The Programming Language raises questions not answered by the cover" was too long for HN, apparently.

Re: The cover of "C++: The Programming Language" raises questions

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Post by _2fnr » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC

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Re: The cover of "C++: The Programming Language" raises questions

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Post by fayash » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC

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Re: The cover of "C++: The Programming Language" raises questions

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Post by Someone » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC

What’s wrong with

  #define var auto
  #define function void

? ;-)

It follows tradition (https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7/usr/src/cmd...)

Also, some compilers will accept 'foto' + i, interpreting 'foto' as a hex constant 0x666F746F.

Similarly, 'bigImage' may be interpreted as a 64-bit literal.

Re: The cover of "C++: The Programming Language" raises questions

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Post by beardyw » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC

krylon wrote: post #2

The full title, "The cover of C++: The Programming Language raises questions not answered by the cover" was too long for HN, apparently.

Using more than 80 characters would be madness.

Re: The cover of "C++: The Programming Language" raises questions

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Post by krylon » Thu, Apr 02, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC

beardyw wrote: post #6

krylon wrote: post #2

The full title, "The cover of C++: The Programming Language raises questions not answered by the cover" was too long for HN, apparently.

Using more than 80 characters would be madness.

Tell that to Raymond Chen! ;-D