Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Linux kernel modules development in C++ | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 28 Sep 2000 10:48:42 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Timur" == Timur Tabi <ttabi@interactivesi.com> writes:
Timur> ** Reply to message from Horst von Brand Timur> <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl> on Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:50:12 -0400
>> A couple of points: >> >> - The kernel is C, mixing in C++ for no *real* good reason is just >> making it harder to work on.
Timur> True, but I'm not advocating doing it for no real reason. I'm Timur> advocating using C++ for code that is OO by design. My OS/2 Timur> device drivers are a mix of C and C++, wherever appropriate.
The Linux kernel is written in Object Oriented C, you don't need to use C++ for that and if it really comes down to it you'd want a proper OO language in the first place.
Jes
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