Quick A: each release of C++ allows more things to be done at compile time.

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Compile-time loop optimisation

In C++14, constexpr function requirements were relaxed.

Previously, in C++11, constexpr functions could only contain typedefs, static_asserts and usings, but only a single return statement.

In C++14, it became possible to use loops in constexpr function bodies.

Because b was declared as constexpr char, it must be evaluated at compile time. The compiler then optimised out the isStringNice function, as it is not used at run time.