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His attitude towards C++ also changed when using it for his side project [1]. Initially he started with C and GTK+ and later migrated to C++ and QT Framework.
by for_xyz 6y ago
His attitude towards C++ also changed when using it for his side project [1].
Initially he started with C and GTK+ and later migrated to C++ and QT Framework.
[1] https://subsurface-divelog.org/ https://subsurface-divelog.org/
- mrmonkeyman 6y agoNews at eleven. Grumpy autistic coder changes opinion only after he experiences it himself instead of listening to other people's arguments. Wasting untold man-years in the process.
- globular-toast 6y agoDid he have an "attitude" about C++ in general? I thought he only commented on it with respect to operating system development. He did make much more general statements about Java, though.
- agumonkey 6y agoDid he talk about his thoughts precisely ?
- for_xyz 6y agoI think I watched an interview with him where he talked about Subsurface project. In that interview he said that C++ is not all that bad but he still prefers C because he's so used to it and will continue write C code forever. I don't remember title of the video though.
- josefx 6y agoI think that was after others took over the UI development. The back end of that program also was still C as far as I remember from their presentation and the move was mostly motivated by the GTK community, the documentation and different priorities on cross platform support.
- for_xyz 6y agoYes, you're correct. Linus still works on C backend of the application and sometimes has to connect his parts with C++ code.
- stjohnswarts 6y agoI love how the bugtracker on that is "check out our mailing list" :D