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> It's slower to write in, maybe? I doubt it. For decades C++ was mocked by Linus as unfit to write kernels in it. But we saw resurgence with new OS like Haik
by Ygg2 4y ago
> It's slower to write in, maybe?
I doubt it. For decades C++ was mocked by Linus as unfit to write kernels in it.
But we saw resurgence with new OS like Haiku and Serenity.
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- pjmlp 4y agoAlso, outside FOSS UNIX world, C++ has had a presence already in kernels for quite some time. Even if not for the kernel itself, the drivers make use of C++, naturally a subset, just like the C for kernel space isn't ISO C proper.