an experimental compiler from a potential C++ ‘syntax 2’ (Cpp2) to today’s ‘syntax 1’ (Cpp1) - cppfront / HN / twitter

Design principle

• be consistent
• be orthogonal
• be general

goals: safety, simplicity, toolability

see also

• Can C++ be 10x Simpler & Safer? - Herb Sutter - CppCon 2022
• Cppfront : A new syntax for C++ (forum.dlang)
• History of C++ - Cfront reference
• Circle lang - a new language that extends C++ 17 to support data-driven imperative metaprogramming. Circle combines the immediacy and flexibility of a scripting language with the type system, performance and universality of C++.