Would c...@chromium.org <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/cxx> be a better group for this type of discussion?
On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM Matt Menke <mme...@chromium.org> wrote: > The question wasn't so much whether it's allowed, but whether it's a > reasonable style choice, due to the loss in readability. If there was a > widespread shift to prefer the pattern, that's one thing, but if one or two > developers introduce it only in their corners of the code, that's > potentially a significant loss in readability when other Chrome devs work > on that corner of the world. > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM Daniel Cheng <dch...@chromium.org> wrote: > >> It's been allowed in Chrome C++ for some time now, so it's allowed in >> Blink. >> >> In general, >> https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/styleguide/c++/c++-features.md >> tries to default allow features in older C++ versions, with specific >> callouts to things that are banned. >> >> Daniel >> >> On Tue, 12 Aug 2025 at 13:13, 'Stefano Duo' via blink-dev < >> blink-dev@chromium.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi blink-dev, >>> >>> Matt gave me advice to mail this list. >>> >>> We are discussing >>> <https://crrev.com/c/6830059/3..10/components/cronet/cronet_proxy_delegate.cc#b95> >>> a >>> C++ 17 feature: if statements with initializers >>> <https://abseil.io/tips/165>. It is recommended when a variable is used >>> within the if statement, but not outside of it. >>> >>> Pros: reduced variables scope. >>> Cons: new syntax, currently not common in Chromium. >>> >>> How does the community feel about this? Should its usage be allowed? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Stefano >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "blink-dev" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/f8f46d20-0fe9-4a8d-b8a8-30d99a39a635n%40chromium.org >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/f8f46d20-0fe9-4a8d-b8a8-30d99a39a635n%40chromium.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "blink-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAEK7mvpS054nM4bsd%2BUzZ7trefV13MmJeF22YTHw0j%3DLco5Y4g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAEK7mvpS054nM4bsd%2BUzZ7trefV13MmJeF22YTHw0j%3DLco5Y4g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAMDKGBV6_OKnUSP9cv0WTrMB7bbc1FHtNq6qwHVRtLS8x%3DbCgw%40mail.gmail.com.
