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Depends on the kernel. For example a large part of the Windows kernel is written in C++.
by FooBarWidget 13y ago
Depends on the kernel. For example a large part of the Windows kernel is written in C++.
- tokenrove 13y agoAt least from what I can gather from Pascal's Showstopper (the book on the development of Windows NT), that was against Dave Cutler's wishes, and indeed the main kernel was originally just C; that books documents some of the hassles they have as a consequence of using C++. (And indeed, it strikes me as bizarre that one would use C++ for an OS kernel.)
- 4ad 13y agoActually the scope of C++ in the Windows kernel is extremely limited (or it was ~4 years ago, when I worked on that particular kernel).