Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:26:14 -0700 (PDT) From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@yahoo.com> To: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: OpenBFS (was Re: C++ code in a kernel module?) Message-ID: <20030909172614.85913.qmail@web13404.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20030909010802.G26496@znfgre.qbhto.arg>
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--- Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote:
>
> > Hi;
> >
> > Attached is a good reasons why someone my want to use C++ in the kernel.
>
> Sorry, I don't see anything here except "this is all we know how to do."
> But, I'm a curmudgeon. :)
>
To be good in C++ you have to be good in C first (at least in theory) and
programmers that feel more "modern" tend to use OO techniques for the new
stuff.
I have to admit I don't find much of an advantage in C++, but it doesn't make
much sense to rewrite existing code or change your programming style to
maintain everything in C.
Just my $0.02,
Pedro.
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