Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: C++ in kernel (was Re: exception in a device driver) | Date | Thu, 14 Jan 1999 13:07:16 -0800 | From | Stephen Williams <> |
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tytso@mit.edu said: > On the one hand, C++ advocates keep saying that "the compiler will > make things easy, because then we won't have to think about it". Yet > when folks argue about performance, the argument is "you just have to > know what the compiler is doing". This often means not just being an > expert C++ programmer who can second guess the compiler, but searching > through hundreds of C++ header files to see exactly how the classes > were implemented!
The C++ freestanding standard is considerably better. I use C++ for my embedded work, and I'm happy with it. But then again, I don't work with a bunch of C++ Space Cadets who think that every language feature must be used twice in each program before it can be considered complete. I agree that poor C++ code is horrifying.
80% of the C++ standard can and should be ignored.
That is NOT to say I think the Linux kernel should be rewritten in C++:-O
It does make sense to get rid of some of the more blatant cases of C++ incompatibility, i.e. stay away from C++ keywords. That's just a good habit whenever writing C code. -- Steve Williams "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. steve@icarus.com But I have promises to keep, steve@picturel.com and lines to code before I sleep, http://www.picturel.com And lines to code before I sleep."
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