Static Constructors in Managed C++
By Kate Gregory I have a pet peeve. I hate to read "C++ doesn't have but C# does." Or sometimes it's worded ", which was always missing from C++, is now in C#." These annoy me because, while they are technically true, they are not usefully true. The feature under discussion may not be part of Standard C++, but if it's part of Managed C++, why go to C# to have it? If you're willing to target the .NET Framework and write a managed application, why not write in...