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The C++20 feature that gave CTRE its interface
Writing ctre::match<"[a-z]+"> requires a string literal to be a template argument, which C++20 allowed and every earlier standard did not. The older spelling still works and still compiles under C++17, so the two sit side by side and show exactly what the feature bought.
std::constant_wrapper carries a compile-time value as an argument
A template parameter is a compile-time value you cannot pass as an argument. A function argument is a runtime value you cannot use as a template parameter. C++26's std::constant_wrapper is an empty object that carries a compile-time value, so it crosses that line: arithmetic on it stays constant, and the result still works as an array extent. GCC 16.1 ships it.