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It is funny how a very simple and innocent looking question by "newbie" started a big discussion. It is like watching somebody drop a candle in a bed. Can
by huherto 16y ago
It is funny how a very simple and innocent looking question by "newbie" started a big discussion. It is like watching somebody drop a candle in a bed.
Can you use C++ in Linux kernel?
In windows kernel you can, with some restrictions.
- viraptor 16y agoWhat are the chances he's just a troll? A simple google search would show many similar debates. I'm pretty sure you could cause the same in a month or two, by asking "I know there are projects using different languages to create kernel modules - even crazy ones like haskell. Can I use C++ in the kernel?"
- steveklabnik 16y agoNewbies? Not Google before asking a question on a newsgroup? What's the world coming to? It's gotten to the point now that when I can't find a question asked previously, I start getting nervous, and 3/4ths of my initial post to a group starts off by explaining how I really did Google, honest! This is what I tried, and I still couldn't find anything, so if it's been asked before, please just point me to the right place, sorry!
- Daramarak 16y agoYes, but it is good to have such debates. It allows the Linux community continuously to reassess its choice of a c-only environment. Such introspection is necessary, and when people are ready to move on, I think the community will.