What do you like least about C++?

Header files is that thing for me. I hate that I need to create and maintain two files for every non-trivial class.

Implicit conversions. They are so evil that they're nearly useless when you want to overload operators such as operator T or operator bool.
The fact that you can't make them explicit annoys me.

This isn't going to be another one of those poll threads like in GD, is it?

QuantumPete

Originally Posted by Elysia

Implicit conversions. They are so evil that they're nearly useless when you want to overload operators such as operator T or operator bool.
The fact that you can't make them explicit annoys me.

You can cast explicitly, but there is no other use for the explicit keyword apart from how it is applied to constructors.

Originally Posted by citizen

...but there is no other use for the explicit keyword apart from how it is applied to constructors.

There isn't, and that's a shame.

Originally Posted by Elysia

Implicit conversions. They are so evil that they're nearly useless when you want to overload operators such as operator T or operator bool.
The fact that you can't make them explicit annoys me.

But I thought you like adding conversion operators to your classes? Did you change your mind?

As for me, I'm not too fond of the whole C side of C++ and the inconsistencies.
It would also be nice if all types had a standard size instead of leaving so much of the language as implementation defined.

Originally Posted by cpjust

But I thought you like adding conversion operators to your classes? Did you change your mind?

Yes, I do. But I've had to stop because they just keep causing too many problems.
They never work as expected, so this is a major failing in the language.

They never work as expected, so this is a major failing in the language.

Really? Wow. Color me lucky...

As for me, I'm not too fond of the whole C side of C++ and the inconsistencies.

Ditto.

Soma

Originally Posted by phantomotap

Really? Wow. Color me lucky...

OK, bad wording.
They work in a lot of more unexpected ways than you think. They can easily introduce bugs or cause ambiguity, where this is undesired.
If there was a way to control them better - such as explicit constructors, I'd be much happier.

I dont like Herbie's teachings -- but I never read his books anyway.

I dont like Herbie's teachings -- but I never read his books anyway.

You do mean Schildt I hope?! O_o

Soma

You do mean Schildt I hope?! O_o

swgh must be referring to Herb Sutter

requiring goto to break/continue in nested loops

No default types for template arguments, mandatory specialisation of all arguments following a one which has been specialised. This latter point implies a profound reflection about the order of the template arguments, even before coding!, and which makes code much less maintainable....

Originally Posted by laserlight

swgh must be referring to Herb Sutter

Eeek. Blasphomy!