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I highly suspect it's not that Unix C diehards are against the idea of touching C++—it's that they're against the idea of using anything but C. I don't think an
by pcwalton 9y ago
I highly suspect it's not that Unix C diehards are against the idea of touching C++—it's that they're against the idea of using anything but C. I don't think anything can win over those kernel developers.
- pjmlp 9y agoYep you are quite right. Other OSes not tied to UNIX culture were always more open to reach out for C++, even if constrained to a certain subset.
- nwmcsween 9y agoIts the complexity of the language vs the benefits it provides. C has many pitfalls (UB) but its simple. IMO a language that could migrate C programmers would have dependent types and an effect system with a nice syntax.
- noam87 9y agoIdris? It can compile small enough to run on an Arduino: https://github.com/stepcut/idris-blink https://github.com/stepcut/idris-blink