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C++ does not have a function keyword at all, I wonder why did they add it in the first place.
by mckravchyk 1y ago
C++ does not have a function keyword at all, I wonder why did they add it in the first place.
- twoodfin 1y agoTo avoid any possibility of reintroducing the Most Vexing Parse? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_vexing_parse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_vexing_parse
- Tuna-Fish 1y agoThe c++ notation for functions (and types in general) is horrible, and makes parsing much more expensive than it needs to be. Fixing it is step one if you are making a modern language.
- pjmlp 1y agoA compatibility required by C.
- gpderetta 1y agoIt doesn't, but you can pretend it does: auto my_function(int, double) -> int; They probably want to use the same arrow signature and need something in place of auto as omitting it completely would complicate parsing.