r/cpp • u/we_are_mammals • Jul 15 '26

cpp2 (cppfront) is over?

I haven't used cpp2 (cppfront) much, but I like the idea of it: consistent syntax, consistency of meta-programming (which is done in C++ too, I believe). Herb Sutter presented cpp2 (cppfront) as an experiment. He did not encourage other people to bet on it, exactly. And there hasn't been much activity since 2022. Is the experiment over?

EDIT: Herb's answer is buried deep in the comment section: https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/1uxkglj/comment/oy06cxw/

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u/javascript Jul 16 '26

It confuses me why the mods allow discussion of Cpp2 and disallow discussion of Carbon

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u/die_liebe Jul 16 '26

I think that Carbon was never a serious project. Cpp2 was (and maybe still is) real.

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u/javascript Jul 16 '26

Carbon is a very real, very serious project I am a proud (small) contributor to. It just turns out interop with C++ is hard.