[vtk-developers] VTK Coding Standards, C++11 override and =delete

[Brad King]

On 05/05/2016 04:05 PM, Sean McBride wrote:
> On Thu, 5 May 2016 15:55:22 -0400, Marcus D. Hanwell said:
> 
>> One question I have for style, and I may be a minimalist, but using
>> the virtual and override keyword for the same declaration seems overly
>> redundant. The override keyword tells me it is overriding a virtual,
>> couldn't we just use that? I totally agree on its use, and I know both
>> are correct, but why not replace virtual with override rather than
>> keeping both? 
> 
> Seems like that would greatly complicate maintaining C++03 compatibility.

C++03 does not require the virtual specifier to be present in overriding
method declarations either.  Some coding style guides even forbid it.

-Brad