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Re:Object-Oriented Programming in C (2019) [pdf] by synergy20 on Sunday September 05, 2021 @10:49AM (#28424730)
Really? Linux kernel uses extensive OOP/C.
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Re:Object-Oriented Programming in C (2019) [pdf] by WalterBright on Sunday September 05, 2021 @04:22PM (#28427422)
I haven't looked at how the kernel is written. But Linus has a problem using a more powerful language - if Linux adopted one just for OOP, then it will become impossible to hold back contributors from using every last feature of that language. I can understand the reluctance to deal with that.
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Re:Object-Oriented Programming in C (2019) [pdf] by pjmlp on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:33AM (#28430657)
Well he already has plenty of GCC extensions to chose from.
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