> Every single argument I've seen against C++ in systems code has been specious: people act like typing "g++" instantly implants a copy of the GoF book in your

> Every single argument I've seen against C++ in systems code has been specious: people act like typing "g++" instantly implants a copy of the GoF book in your head and turns you into a design patterns robot. "I don't like it" is not a technical argument. Neither is a profanity-laced rant, as satisfying as it might be to pound out such a thing. Well put. Given the style of C used in the linux kernel, it should have been possible to restrict the use of C++ in the same way. Yes there is lots of bad C++ in there, but it doesn't have to make its way into the kernel. The maintainer s can reject code that is uses inheritance, or templates in the wrong way, etc. It's like believing you shouldn't use C in the kernel because it's possible to write lines that are over 80 characters long.