binary-compatibility

The author argues that despite the common call to break ABI to save C++, preserving a stable ABI is necessary to allow C to evolve, and discusses the trade-offs and constraints ABI stability imposes on language and standard library improvements.

A deep dive into C++ ABI, explaining binary interface concepts, CPU/OS dependencies, object file formats like ELF and PE32+, and calling conventions.

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