I’ve seen it argued that, in practice, there’s two C++ communities. One is fundamentally OK with constantly upgrading their code (those with enterprise refactoring tools are obviously in this camp, but it’s more a matter of attitude than technology) and those that aren’t. C++ is fundamentally caught between those two.
This is the truth. I interview a lot of C++ programmers and it amazes me how many have gone their whole careers barely touching C++11 let alone anything later. The extreme reach of C++ software (embedded, UIs, apps, high-speed networking, services, gaming) is both a blessing and a curse and I understand why the committee is hesitant to introduce breaking changes at the expense of slow progress on things like reflection.
