# c26

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## Contracts are in C++26 despite disquiet over their value

DevFeed: [Contracts are in C++26 despite disquiet over their value](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/contracts-are-in-c-26-despite-disquiet-over-their-value-47879.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.devclass.com/development/2026/04/01/contracts-are-in-c26-despite-disquiet-over-their-value/5213555>)

Author: Tim Anderson

Published: 2026-04-01T08:08:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [DevClass.com](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/devclass-com.md>)

Topics: [C++](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c-plus-plus.md>), [standard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/standard.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [bjarne-stroustrup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bjarne-stroustrup.md>), [c-plus-plus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-plus-plus.md>), [c-plus-plus-29](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-plus-plus-29.md>), [c26](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c26.md>), [contracts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contracts.md>), [cppcon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cppcon.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [herb-sutter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/herb-sutter.md>), [iso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iso.md>), [iso-c-committee](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iso-c-committee.md>), [standard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standard.md>)

### AI overview

The ISO C++ committee approved the C++26 standard, including Contracts for preconditions, postconditions, and assertions within functions. The feature remains controversial because of concerns about complexity, missing capabilities, and whether it can be used correctly. The vote was not unanimous, and work on C++29 has begun.

### Source excerpt

The ISO C++ committee (WG21) has approved the C++26 standard, described by committee member Herb Sut ...