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List:       openmoko-community
Subject:    Re: ASU software - pre-pre-release impressions
From:       Ben Burdette <bburdette () comcast ! net>
Date:       2008-05-20 14:58:01
Message-ID: 4832F462.2000707 () comcast ! net
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Travis Tabbal wrote:
> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:39 AM, Carlo E. Prelz <fluido@fluido.as 
> <mailto:fluido@fluido.as>> wrote:
>
>     The switch to QT
>     *requires* the abandoning of C in favour of C++, a language that I
>     personally find unsuitable for use.
>
>
>
> QT is C++, but you can write your code in C and just use the various 
> classes to get GUI widgets. I really don't see why someone that knows 
> C would have a problem with C++. I find some aspects of C++ irritating 
> compared to Java, C#, Python, etc.. But it's far from "unsuitable for 
> use". I can write both good and bad code in most any language. And 
> there is nothing saying you have to write your apps in C++. Whatever, 
> it's your money and your time, do what you want with it. I just find 
> it an odd thing to be so irritated about.

C++ is difficult to link against, so that limits the languages that you 
can use for development.  For instance, D has a hard time with linking 
to C++ (or did last I checked).  C, on the other hand is far simpler to 
link to.  That's why many standard APIs use C interfaces - OpenGL for 
instance. 

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