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Subject: Re: C++11? (Re: protected alloca class for malloc fallback)
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On Aug 22, 2016, at 5:02 AM, Eric Gallager <egall@gwmail.gwu.edu> wrote:
>=20
> As a rookie programmer considering possibly contributing to GCC in the
> future once I'm more confident in my abilities, switching to C++11
> would increase the barrier for me to contribute. I currently really
> only know C, and I still have to learn C++ in general, much less all
> the new features added in C++11.=20

Don't worry, we don't exploit every feature of the language on every line. =
 Most of the lines likely look just like plain C.