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CppCon 2018: Nicolai Josuttis “The Nightmare of Initialization in C++”

CppCon · 79K views · 2018-10-27 · 59:58

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Nicolai Josuttis's CppCon 2018 talk walks through the many forms of initialization in C++, including uniform initialization, and how their rules and effects differ. He argues the situation is confusing enough that nobody can say what to teach beginners.

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Used mostly as a citation of C++'s historical baggage and complexity when HN criticizes or jokes about the language.

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C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languagesProgramming language design
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belter · 2021-12 · Joke / meme

What a tour de force! Thanks for the link. It beats my previous favorite C++ presentation: "CppCon 2018: Nicolai Josuttis “The Nightmare of Initialization in C++” [VIDEO] Next Halloween I will dress up as std::variant

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db48x · 2021-09 · Reference

Several CPPCON talks in recent years have reinforced that for me as well. [VIDEO] , for example. Edit: I originally linked to the wrong video ( [LINK] ), which was a different talk by the same person.

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hackingthenews · 2020-09 · Criticism

Agreed. Just gonna drop this here: Nicolai Josuttis “The Nightmare of Initialization in C++” [0] [0] [VIDEO]

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