quote:Original post by Anonymous Poster
Can we get back to topic?
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The discussion about the "nearer" and "closer" to the standard is nonsens and will never come to an end... the standard envolves, the compilers evolve. Right with the first compiler the people make code around the gaps in the implementation. No object orientation? Ok, lets use function pointer! No templates? Ok, lets use macros. Look at the list given by mfawcett. These are not the features needed in the most projects... these are more academical features.
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I wouldn''t call it nonsense. As you pointed out, I think it very much depends on your work environment how much that stuff matters. Indeed I only benefit from Keonig lookup, template template params, out of body template member functions, partial specializations, and static const member initialization.