Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux kernel modules development in C++ | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 28 Sep 2000 10:51:45 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Timur" == Timur Tabi <ttabi@interactivesi.com> writes:
Timur> ** Reply to message from Wayne.Brown@altec.com on Wed, 27 Sep Timur> 2000 16:15:31 -0500
>> But where's the advantage in using C++? Plain old C has served >> admirably in UNIX and Linux development since the very beginning. >> What more can C++ offer for driver development that outweighs the >> reduced accessibility of the code to those of us who are more >> proficient in C?
Timur> Well, people said the same thing to me when I started writing Timur> OS/2 drivers in C++. Nowadays, it's very common for non-*nix Timur> operating systems, especially Windows.
The fact that people write device drivers in C++ for other OSes doesn't mean it's a sane thing to do, unless the OS itself was written in C++ then you could be stuck. It mainly proves the 'we followed the hype' point.
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