Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:30:20 +0300 | From | Avi Kivity <> | Subject | Re: Compiling C++ modules |
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Martin Mares wrote: > Maybe continuing to write application programs in C instead of using > higher-level languages is silly and backward, but _stopping_ at the > level of C++ or C# is equally silly. > >
Agree. Look at how well mercurial turned out compared to git, and it is written in such a slow language.
The high level language allows you to concentrate on the algorithms which is where the performance comes from.
> However, in the kernel space the main problems the people are spending > their time with are rarely related to the language. >
If you're using a more productive language, you get more things done, in userspace and in the kernel.
-- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.
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