Herb Sutter blames Stroustrup for C++26

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.When a language's creator and its owners strongly disagree (HN discussion)Apple capped engineers at a $200 daily AI budget (HN discussion)The Web Is More Than Enough, by Paul Ford (HN discussion)Declarative Dragging (HN discussion)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