Messages in this thread | | | From | Robin Rosenberg <> | Subject | Re: Compiling C++ kernel module + Makefile | Date | Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:32:39 +0100 |
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tisdagen den 20 januari 2004 07.46 skrev du: > On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Robin Rosenberg wrote: > > > > This is the "We've always used COBOL^H^H^H^H" argument. > > In fact, in Linux we did try C++ once already, back in 1992. > > It sucks. Trust me - writing kernel code in C++ is a BLOODY STUPID IDEA. > I know C++ in and out. I love it and hate it. I had a nightmare once in which I a had convinced a friend how wonderful C++ is. A while later he came back., and he was mad.
> The fact is, C++ compilers are not trustworthy. They were even worse in > 1992, but some fundamental facts haven't changed: > [snip]
Now THAT is the reason.
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