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[โ€“] lysdexic@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

Me, still using negative int values to represent errors in 2023 ๐Ÿ˜ด

The C++ committee really dropped the ball by adding std::optional in C++17 but failing to follow suit and add a std::result monadic vocabulary type similar to Rust's std::result. Supporting a vocabulary type that provides syntactic sugar to handle both success and error return types represents a missed opportunity to improve C++'s readability and developer experience.