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		snarfy on March 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C for All C is an evolving ISO standard.[1] We are currently at C11. > The purpose of the project is to engineer modern language features into C in an evolutionary rather than revolutionary way. It's also the purpose of the standards body. Why not propose these changes to the standard? [1] - https://www.iso.org/standard/57853.html

pjmlp on March 23, 2018 | [–]

Maybe because one needs to buy a seat at the table, by making a formal proposal, pay the travel expenses on their own and get to win the hearts of others members when voting comes to be.

jessaustin on March 23, 2018 | [–]

There is still time, right? Lots of standards update efforts have moved in and out of ISO and IETF.

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