The result of the C++26 DIS ballot
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3 judges. Scored by all three judges. Only the day’s top stories get the claim check. How far stories are checked
C++26 failed its ISO DIS ballot, reportedly the first C++ draft ever to do so. It fell short on both required thresholds: 12 of 20 voting members approved, short of two-thirds, and nine of 22 bodies voted No, above the 25 percent limit.
Why it ranked
No. 28 of 124 with a score of 0.66. The panel rated it highest on new information (0.93) and substantiated (0.78), lowest on practical relevance (0.58). The judges disagreed most on audience breadth (spread 0.42), so the story is marked contested.
Every answer behind this is in the table under Score.
Score
0.66total under rubric v2.2Contestedjudges differ by 0.41 on reader interest, 0.42 on audience breadth
- Significance0.71
- Reader interest0.74
- Audience breadth0.60
- Practical relevance0.58
- Substantiated0.78
- Technical depth0.68
- New information0.93
- Counts against: Promotional0.03
- Counts against: Overclaim0.16
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | 0.59 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.26 | +0.24 | +0.170 |
| Reader interest | 0.49 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.41 , above the contested threshold | +0.26 | +0.192 |
| Audience breadth | 0.61 | 0.80 | 0.38 | 0.60 | 0.42 , above the contested threshold | +0.13 | +0.078 |
| Practical relevance | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.11 | +0.22 | +0.127 |
| Substantiated | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.10 | +0.05 | +0.039 |
| Technical depth | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.14 | +0.05 | +0.034 |
| New information | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.09 | +0.05 | +0.047 |
| Promotional | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | −0.19 | −0.006 |
| Overclaim | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.03 | −0.11 | −0.018 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.662 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.662 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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