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 ::The problem is that every other week somebody comes and creates ""their"" version. In many cases, it is not standards-compliant - sure, it may happen to work on their compiler, but that doesn't make it standards compliant. And every time this happens there is much pointless debate as new editors try to assert their version. So to avoid this absolutely idiotic and pointless debate, we found a well-sourced version and used it verbatim. Personally, it's not even the version I would prefer, but it's standard-compliant and sourced right to Stroustrup so there can be little debate. It's not mine or yours or his, it's Stroustrup's, and many editors on the talk page agreed that this is the path of least drama.   "