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- From: grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete)
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- Subject: Re: Why C++/G++/?++
- Date: 20 Jan 1996 02:16:27 GMT
- Organization: Kalevi, Inc.
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- On Jan 19, 1996 15:10:06 in article <Why C++/G++/?++>, 'Clarence Ferguson
- <fergusoc>' wrote:
-
-
- >I am not trying to start a flame war so please don't but I must wonder
- outloud
- >why one would choose C++ over something like Ada95? It sure as heck isn't
- >because C++ is more mature. Hell, its changing (or has done so
- historically)
- >at Stroustroupe's whim.
-
- [ .... many questions of the nature "how can you justify preferring C++
- when
- Ada is so much better" deleted....]
-
- And I must wonder out loud why a person would post an article into
- a newsgroup, present a number of arguments as to the inferiority
- of our tool of choice, and then claim not trying to start a flame war.
-
- >No religious arguments please - I am really trying to understand the
- >commercial mindset that says a language like C/C++ is better (more
- >reliable, portable, readable, testable, or maintainable) than
- >Ada83/Ada95.
- >
- Trying to tell us that you're sincere in trying to understand why
- we're such morons for sticking with C++ isn't going to elicit
- anything worthwhile.
-
- --
- Pete Grant
- Kalevi, Inc.
- Object Oriented Software Development
-