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[gtk-list] Re: Why is gtk+ written in C?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Russell Leighton)
Tue Oct 13 14:24:52 1998
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:18:36 -0400
From: Russell Leighton <leighton@mail.imake.com>
To: gtk-list@redhat.com
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Eric Harlow wrote:
>
> Isn't C++ portable?
Nope...long list of reasons, one of
which is linking to libraries and
name mangling....
C may have a few warts, but it is
highly flexible (also dangerous),
but with disciplined programming,
it produces very fast and portable
code.
Use ANSI C and a good memory checker
(e.g., Purify)...life will be good.
Cheers.
Russ
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