Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 11:25:38 +1100 (EST) From: proff@suburbia.net To: imp@village.org (Warner Losh) Cc: moncrg@dominus.ma.ultranet.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: C++ Code in Kernel Message-ID: <19970329002538.29483.qmail@suburbia.net> In-Reply-To: <E0wAlRJ-0001zK-00@rover.village.org> from Warner Losh at "Mar 28, 97 04:52:09 pm"
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> In message <01BC3BA3.6FFD23A0@dominus.ultranet.com> "Gregory D. Moncreaff" writes: > : maybe its just that I'm taking a c++ class now, but I'm > : cusious as to the pro's and con's on writing kernel source > : in c++. I haven't seen nor heard on this happening on FreeBSD > : [but then my travels haven't been that wide] The c++ shine tends to off pretty quickly unless you have a object-oriented system that absolutely demands it (i.e GUI's). Predictable behavior in the kernel is not something you want to give up quickly. C++ is a porridge of a language and breaks the golden rule of cooking and language design; throwing everything that tastes nice into a pot, yields something that does not taste nice at all. Cheers, Julian.
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