> But, how many operating systems and device drivers are built in C++? > > (and yes, before you say something, I know that there are a couple...)
This is unfair. You very probably know than C++ is not intended to be used for writing device drivers, and saying this. C++ is for applications, and I started to talk about SimCoupe. This is really unfair when you say this. SimCoupe is typical modular application (CPU, keyboard, disk drive, display, mouse, ...). Although modular = "good for C-language", but it would be much better written in C++. With classes like "disk image", and interfaces like "mouse" or "display". This would allow very simple porting, since we can have a predecessor class display, which would be derived into several (i.e. 1 or more ;-) classes for particular display types. (If necessary.) Also, classes would allow us to quite easily divide program into portable and system-dependant parts. (It is already done, but just "a bit", i.e. not 100%.) (note: Interfaces can be implemented by either classes or namespaces in C++.) Aley
