From: pete@versatilecoding.com   
      
   On 2012-03-14 19:16:24 +0000, Robert Wessel said:   
      
   > Is there a C++ compiler out there that doesn't have some extensions?   
   > And the article referenced mentions that this is C++/CX about nine   
   > times, anyway.   
      
   And the C++ standard is written so that extensions are allowed. Syntactically   
   invalid code requires "a diagnostic". That's all. A conforming compiler,   
   having issued a diagnostic, can then do anything at all without violating the   
   standard, including    
   compiling the offending code in an implementation-specific way.   
      
   Of course, the default mode for some compilers is non-conforming, in that it   
   allows the vendor's pet extensions without issuing diagnostics.   
      
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