Andrew Lilley Brinker on Mythryl: “This has more details on the mechanics of the failed vote and the…”

This has more details on the mechanics of the failed vote and the next steps for C++26 to still possibly ship, though shipping might require dropping contracts to secure the required NB votes.

train-it.euThe result of the C++26 DIS ballot | Train ITThe national bodies didn't approve the C++26 draft in its DIS ballot, and the No votes point to contracts. The numbers, why every vote in a national committee counts, what the committee can do next, a...

Andrew Lilley Brinker@alilleybrinker.com

IMO, if C++ really fails to ship contracts here, thereby slipping them to C++29 at the earliest, it’s another nail in the coffin and C++ will continue on its slow decline toward being a legacy language.

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