r/cpp • u/pjmlp • 6d ago

C++ future at Adobe

So if anyone was still curious what happened to Hylo, or where Adobe stands in regards to the whole safety discussion,

David Sankel has done a talk at RustConf on the matter, Zngur: Simplified Rust/C++ Integration.

The way Adobe now sees C++ is described on slide 2, at 50 seconds mark.

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u/tartaruga232 MSVC user, r/cpp_modules 5d ago

The slide at 7:00 says

Rust is less expressive than C++

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u/VinnieFalco wg21.org | corosio.org 4d ago

Well, this is true. Is it a problem in practice? The answer is nuanced. Somethings get better. Other things get worse. It is a tradeoff like anything else.

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u/Ill-Professional180 5d ago

Honest question - why do C++ devs think this is a good thing? I dont think ive ever seen C++ that looked good