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  • Dave Theese
    #1

    The Big Three


    Hello all,

    Could someone that is in-the-know please explain what the intended use is of
    the three newsgroups shown below? I realize, of course, that all are forums
    for discussing C++, but what is the *difference* between the three?

    comp.lang.c++
    comp.lang.c++.m oderated
    comp.std.c++

    Thank you,
    Dave

    P.S. As long as I'm posting, are there other mainstream newsgroups that are
    dedicated to discussions of *standard* C++?


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    • Mike Wahler
      #2
      Re: The Big Three


      Dave Theese <cheeser_1998@y ahoo.com> wrote in message
      news:Zex2b.8171 $QT5.4642@fed1r ead02...[color=blue]
      >
      > Hello all,
      >
      > Could someone that is in-the-know please explain what the intended use is[/color]
      of[color=blue]
      > the three newsgroups shown below? I realize, of course, that all are[/color]
      forums[color=blue]
      > for discussing C++, but what is the *difference* between the three?
      >
      > comp.lang.c++[/color]

      Discussion of C++ as defined by ISO.
      [color=blue]
      > comp.lang.c++.m oderated[/color]

      Same as comp.lang.c++ but moderated.
      [color=blue]
      > comp.std.c++[/color]

      Discussion of the ISO standard itself.

      -Mike




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        • Kevin Goodsell
          #3
          Re: The Big Three

          Dave Theese wrote:
          [color=blue]
          > Hello all,
          >
          > Could someone that is in-the-know please explain what the intended use is of
          > the three newsgroups shown below? I realize, of course, that all are forums
          > for discussing C++, but what is the *difference* between the three?[/color]

          Actually, that's not quite true.
          [color=blue]
          >
          > comp.lang.c++[/color]

          Used for discussion of the C++ language and library, as defined by the
          C++ standard.
          [color=blue]
          > comp.lang.c++.m oderated[/color]

          Moderated form of the above. Lower traffic. A human moderator
          pre-approves every message before it is allowed to reach the group. This
          makes it slower than a non-moderated group.
          [color=blue]
          > comp.std.c++[/color]

          Used for discussion of the C++ standard itself, meaning the actual
          standard document. Interpretations of passages, discussion of defects,
          suggestions for additions, etc.
          [color=blue]
          >
          > Thank you,
          > Dave
          >
          > P.S. As long as I'm posting, are there other mainstream newsgroups that are
          > dedicated to discussions of *standard* C++?[/color]

          alt.comp.lang.l earn.c-c++ comes to mind. There are also numerous
          incarnations of comp.lang.c++ for other (spoken) languages. But
          basically this is the place.

          -Kevin
          --
          My email address is valid, but changes periodically.
          To contact me please use the address from a recent posting.

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            • jeffc
              #4
              Re: The Big Three


              "Dave Theese" <cheeser_1998@y ahoo.com> wrote in message
              news:Zex2b.8171 $QT5.4642@fed1r ead02...[color=blue]
              >
              > P.S. As long as I'm posting, are there other mainstream newsgroups that[/color]
              are[color=blue]
              > dedicated to discussions of *standard* C++?[/color]

              alt.comp.lang.l earn.c-c++


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