C++ is nicer to work with, when you have the option, on embedded microprocessors. Dealing with C all the time can be a little cumbersome. Actually, I've parroted this over and over, if I *could* use Haskell on an embedded micro, I would. There needs to be more work in that area.
/jve On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Achim Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What kind of things, barring coding on Haskell-less platforms and > library interfaces would you choose to do in C++? > > I'm asking 'cos I'm learning C++ and can't get the proper motivation to > do any program I can think of in it: If I need abstraction, I'm > thinking Haskell or Scheme, and if I'm thinking performance, C itself > more than suffices. > > Plus template programming makes me shudder because of its atrocities > against clear and straightforward FP, but that's a different matter. > > Coming to think of it, a compiler from a clean syntax to C++ templates > sounds like a fun project... which I'd do in Haskell. > > -- > (c) this sig last receiving data processing entity. Inspect headers > for copyright history. All rights reserved. Copying, hiring, renting, > performance and/or quoting of this signature prohibited. > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe >
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