Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:18:08 -0500 | Subject | Re: OT: Open letter to the Linux World | From | Rob Landley <> |
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On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de> wrote: >>> Hmm, a sane and maintainable solution would use C++ with which people >>> don't >>> have to manually build lists or hashes for every structure like in the >>> kernel (generic programming done right). So you won't find much kernel >>> developers there. ;) >>> >> >> Seriously Dude? >> >> Have you tried it? I was using c++ before during and after the stl was >> standardised >> and the memories of the resulting induced self hair pulling still >> gives me the shivers. >> Try writing a real time kernel with full c++ support. You have to >> provide the entire c++ >> runtime in the kernel! >> >> I still do a little c++ programming when i am forced to but its only >> in small pieces. >> Ill go crazy otherwise. > > > I've started to use C++ when only precompilers (to translate C++ to C) were > available. That was long before the STL was standardised.
What's actually wrong with C++ at a language design level.
Short version:
http://lwn.net/Articles/504751/
Long version (parts 1, 2, 3):
http://landley.net/notes-2011.html#16-03-2011 http://landley.net/notes-2011.html#19-03-2011 http://landley.net/notes-2011.html#20-03-2011
Seriously, saying C++ is a good language because it contains the whole of C is like saying a mud pie is a good beverage because it contains an entire glass of water.
Do you honestly think this is the first time this topic has come up?
http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++/linus
Rob
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