> Will Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Well, Warner, I've never done embedded systems. So, tell me, do they
> > actually use any C++ code in embedded systems? C++ has a rather high
> > overhead as far as disk space & memory goes.
>
> That's a myth.
>
> > I would imagine that 99%+
> > of embedded systems do not use C++ code except perhaps for a very small
> > amount of the code.
>
> >From experience, I would imagine the reverse.
OK, I'll pipe up.
1. I can't agree with you about the reverse, that 99% is C++ and 1% C,
much more can and should be done in C++, and
2. When you know what you're doing there is no additional overhead in
time and space using C++ versus C. Also, you won't be screwing around
creating large amounts of messy "class code" housekeeping in C. I think
the kernel could benefit from restricted C++ support. However,
3. Far too many people don't know at all what they're doing. One of
the first things I noticed on a recent project was I couldn't compile
and run it in simulation without running out of swap because objects
representing the system memory map were being accidentally created but
not referenced. C is much more forgiving of ignorance.
Peter
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