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From: Brantley Coile <brantley@prepaynt.com>
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Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:12:50 -0400
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In order to degrade the quality of this thread--or is it
to overload it?--does anyone have any current statistics on
the real use of C++ vs. C (or anything else)?  This may be
one of the few forums that are both informed and likely
to accept the truth regarding C++.

I thank my Deity that I've avoided C++ so far.

 Brantley

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:39:47 +0100, C H Forsyth <forsyth@vitanuova.com> wrote:

> i don't think i said it should not be supported.
> come to think of it, i use pm which is currently still in c++.
>
> if i aimed to discourage anything, it was
> its enthusiastic use, especially for new things.
> really, though, i was simply making some observations
> about my own experience, particularly wrt maintenance,
> since c++ and java enthusiasts often don't spend a lot
> of time maintaining large quantities of other peoples'
> code, and at one time, i did.  actually, i still do
> but fortunately none of it is in c++ or java.
> of course, the language is only part of it, as
> rapidly becomes evident when reading the linux source code;
> even to try to find the bits one needs to examine.
> there's glory for you!
>