Re: Hex string literals (was Re: C23 thoughts and opinions)

On 22/06/2024 00:48, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:06:14 +0200, David Brown wrote:
 

- in the language that is most relevant for cooperation with C.

 Not sure why C++ is relevant to C at all, since C++ does pretty much
everything that C does (if a bit differently) and more, which renders C
essentially obsolete in that scenario.
 

Have you actually worked with any C++ programs?  Have you ever included a C header in your C++ code?
Fortunately, the C and C++ standards committees both know more about the importance of consistency than you do.

Where the usage of C would be more relevant is as an implementation
language for CPU-intensive “engine” code meant to be callable from higher-
level languages. For example, extension modules for Python. Being able to
interoperate with such languages would be more of a benefit.

I wonder why nobody ever thought of that before you suggested it!