Orthodoxy: Clang Plugin to Enforce Orthodox C++

Posted4 months agoActive4 months ago

klaussilveira

2 points

1 comments

github.comTechstory

skepticalmixed

Debate

25/100

C++ClangGcc

Key topics

C++

Clang

Gcc

A Clang plugin for Orthodox C++ was shared, sparking discussion on the choice of Clang over GCC.

Snapshot generated from the HN discussion

Discussion Activity

Light discussion

First comment

10h

Peak period

10-11h

Avg / period

Key moments

01Story posted
Sep 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM EDT
4 months ago
Step 01
02First comment
Sep 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM EDT
10h after posting
Step 02
03Peak activity
1 comments in 10-11h
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03
04Latest activity
Sep 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM EDT
4 months ago
Step 04

Generating AI Summary...

Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns

Discussion (1 comments)

Showing 1 comments

Rochus

4 months ago

Cool, but why use Clang (and not e.g. GCC 4.7 which is written in C, supports all of Orthodox C++, and is much faster than Clang with very good compilation speed and optimization capabilities) in the first place?

View full discussion on Hacker News

ID: 45197255Type: storyLast synced: 11/17/2025, 6:10:52 PM

Want the full context?

Jump to the original sources

Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.

Open link View on HN