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Catbirds like Linus Torvalds, for example?

• rgbrenner 12y ago
  Does Torvalds write anything in C++? The kernel and git are in C
  • jevgeni 12y ago
    This is my point exactly. I'd consider both git and the Linux kernel tough projects, so the choice of the programming language is interesting. More so, given his stance on C++.
    • inDigiNeous 12y ago
      How come it's interesting ? Linus has always been a C -programmer, and kernel space is something where you want to keep things simple and access tha raw bits of things, so C is a natural choice. And if you've been programming C for 20 years or more, writing git with C feels like a natural solution. It's not always about writing stuff with the most high definition solution, it's more about expressing ideas with the tools you know also.
      • jevgeni 12y ago
        In the case of git, C++ was actually evaluated (in a manner very natural to Linus) and not discarded due to some habit: http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++/linus http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++/linus
        • yongjik 12y ago
          > I've come to the conclusion that any programmer that would prefer the project to be in C++ over C is likely a programmer that I really would prefer to piss off, so that he doesn't come and screw up any project I'm involved with. Quintessential Linus, but I wouldn't call this an "evaluation"... :)
          • jevgeni 12y ago
            Fair enough. As a side note: I think we as a community should promote the catchphrase "You've Been Torvalds'd".