Re: Inheritance

From: Maxim S. Shatskih (maxim_at_storagecraft.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:46:20 +0300

> I think it's a waste of time trying to convince ? people of C++ advantages.
> They just don't understand C++ and cannot use it properly.

No. They have a long, 10years experience in C++ coding before moving to OS
kernel world, and now understand what kind of a mess this language is
(especially its latest features which are just a mess without any sane content
in it). "Unsuitable for any serious code where bugs are hard to find and cost a
lot" - this definition. OK for UI and accountant database work nevertheless.
:-)

The toy examples like using "operator++" for InterlockedIncrement mean
literally nothing in real work. Nothing.

>They possibly tried but failed.

No. Around 10 years of good C++ experience in Windows UI and COM/DCOM, before
moving to the kernel.

It's kernel which influences people, not people themselves. Linus also does not
want C++ in s kernel. Neither is BSD authors.

> Once I was working for a big company that produced swtitches and routers and
> heard the following words from a senior developer - "we don't need C++ since
> there are no objects in the router code, well, may be two of three".

Wow! Embedded programmers back my opinion, and not the opinion of C++ zealots
who have just read their first book on it!

C++ is just plain unsuitable for some tasks. Router firmware is one. Rewriting
its code in "C++-style OO" would render it worse - worse in terms of
readability and maintainability. 

-- 
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
maxim@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com

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