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Discussion on: What do I need to go back to C++ in 2021

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Elvis Oric

Hello there, It is not stupid at all.

To refresh your knowledge you can use A Tour of C++ (C++ In-Depth Series) book by Bjarne Stroustrup

Personally I use heavily customized vim as IDE. For the build system, I am using meson.build and conan as package manager. You can check my sample project where I use meson and conan github.com/elvisoric/conan_meson

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Vincenzo

hi there, thanks for sharing those, I have been really into it for a few weeks now, loving it still.

I wanted to ask you, why meson instead of cmake? everyone seems to be using cmake around, is it because the syntax is slightly nicer?

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Elvis Oric

For me, meson is much more natural to use. I used cmake for a few years and i didn't like it at all. From syntax, versions, documentation, etc. I still use cmake but only to build some projects (Everyone uses it and everyone hates it ).

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Vincenzo

loool I thought so, I agree the syntax is horrific, but once you get used to it seems fine.

might not have been bitten by it yet I guess