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GCC used to be written in C (not C++) until couple of years back, and the codebase origins predates both the STL and C++. So they are not the greatest example.
by jononor 10y ago
GCC used to be written in C (not C++) until couple of years back, and the codebase origins predates both the STL and C++. So they are not the greatest example.
- tom_mellior 10y agoAs you say, GCC switched to C++ just a few years ago, when the STL had already existed for decades. I don't understand how you conclude that they couldn't have just used the STL when they did the switch to C++. Implementing their own containers was more work without any gain in portability.