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- From: linden@positive.Sun.COM (Peter van der Linden)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.java,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Will Java kill C++?
- Date: 16 Apr 1996 16:13:39 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation
- Message-ID: <4l0gvj$549@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM>
- References: <4ksfdr$bhh@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> <3172DC7C.6B3F@sdt.com> <4ku4lk$lg6@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> <DpyH85.6uu@research.att.com>
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- Andrew Koenig <ark@research.att.com> wrote:
- >These two translation units are compiled separately. When compiling C++
- >into C, what names should the compiler give to the C versions of these functions
- >so that your hypothetical prelinker will be able to tell them apart?
-
- I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree on this, Andrew.
-
- I'm not really interested in taking the time to explore details of all of
- the implementation difficulties that C++ semantics offer. I stand by
- my answer above.
-
- I'd still be interested in seeing any suggestions for how we gauge the
- pervasiveness of a language, so we can look back in a year, and tell if
- C++ really is in decline.
-
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