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SubjectRe: C++ in kernel (was Re: exception in a device driver)
According to Theodore Y. Ts'o:
> It's ironic, really. One of the claimed features of C++ is that it
> has ways of enforcing abstractions by not allowing programmers to
> access private class variables.

You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of access control.

It is simply a way for the programmer to *express* himself more fully
on the subject of what should be touched when. Expressiveness is good
-- especially expressiveness that can be checked mechanically (i.e. as
part of the language).

It's not about trust. It's about making onesself clear.
--
Chip Salzenberg - a.k.a. - <chip@perlsupport.com>
"When do you work?" "Whenever I'm not busy."

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