> Kirk wrote: > I'm not sure what "fair" means the context of > comparing HLASM and C/C++. (IMO, all C programmers should be > using C++ if possible, even if you choose to restrict > yourself to a small subset like we do).
Google doesn't agree with C and C++ because they encourage application programming using when using an OS language. They are looking at a replacement for Android. If they succeed, usage of Unix and C will drastically go down and chances are that C will no longer be the dominant OS language. Currently, it looks like Google's GO language will be the basis for their new OS (could change). They purposefully omitted OOP (C++) and many of the standard library functions to discourage it's use outside of OS functionality. They are also discouraging the use of "portable" C code by making it difficult to convert existing programs. I suspect they have an internal conversion untility for the GO language. FYI, Android is a modified Linux. I much prefer C++ over C but OOP is a runtime facility potentially with significant overhead if you are not careful. Regards, Jon.
