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GCC Moving To Use C++ Instead of C

Posted by kdawson on from the keeping-with-the-times dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CodeSourcery's Mark Mitchell wrote to the GCC mailing list yesterday reporting that 'the GCC Steering Committee and the FSF have approved the use of C++ in GCC itself. Of course, there's no reason for us to use C++ features just because we can. The goal is a better compiler for users, not a C++ code base for its own sake.' Still undecided is what subset of C++ to use, as many contributors are experts in C, but novices in C++; there is a call for a volunteer to develop the C++ coding standards."

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  1. Re:From the article it is obvious by Rockoon · · Score: 1, Troll

    So, a library? Really? Think about it.

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  2. Re:Choices, choices by Joce640k · · Score: 0, Troll

    The C++ bashers are an undereducated bunch of whiners. Telling a C++ programmer to go back to C is like telling a C programmer to go back to assembly language, not going to happen. Deciding how to allocate CPU registers to get the tightest loop might be fun for a while but it simply doesn't work when you've got to write a real program.

    Just like C compilers which allocate registers for you (and do a pretty good job!), a C++ compiler makes coding MUCH EASIER and MORE RELIABLE by doing all the micromanagement for you.

    Anybody who thinks "C++ is C with a few extra things" is very, very wrong.

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