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Herb Sutter blames Stroustrup for C++26

11/9/2026
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Herb Sutter argues that Bjarne Stroustrup's opposition to contracts sank the C++26 vote, and Apple reportedly trims some engineers' daily AI budgets. Plus Paul Ford on the web as an app platform, a prize-winning paper on declarative dragging, and a 2016 paper on the Gordon Gekko effect.

  1. When a language's creator and its owners strongly disagree (HN discussion)
  2. Apple capped engineers at a $200 daily AI budget (HN discussion)
  3. The Web Is More Than Enough, by Paul Ford (HN discussion)
  4. Declarative Dragging (HN discussion)
  5. The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry (HN discussion)

Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:44) 1. When a language's creator and its owners strongly disagree
(02:13) 1. When a language's creator and its owners strongly disagree: HN comments
(03:51) 2. Apple capped engineers at a $200 daily AI budget
(04:54) 2. Apple capped engineers at a $200 daily AI budget: HN comments
(05:49) 3. The Web Is More Than Enough, by Paul Ford
(07:11) 3. The Web Is More Than Enough, by Paul Ford: HN comments
(08:05) 4. Declarative Dragging
(09:13) 4. Declarative Dragging: HN comments
(09:59) 5. The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry
(11:24) 5. The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry: HN comments
(12:24) Wrap-up

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