Re: question about linux and c

1999-11-25 Thread J. Scott Kasten
> > -Original Message- > From: fred smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 11:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: recipient.list.not.shown > Subject: Re: question about linux and c > > > On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 10:53:13AM -070

Re: question about linux and c

1999-11-25 Thread Steve Borho
On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 01:53:32PM -0500, fred smith wrote: > On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 10:53:13AM -0700, patrick wrote: > > I have been wondering of late why it is that much of > > the heart of linux and many linux apps are written > > in c rather than c++. Why is this? Why not convert > > everyt

Re: question about linux and c

1999-11-25 Thread Tim Hockin
> My friend mentioned this to her mother...both the mother > and a coworker thought learning c was funny and a waste > of time...that c++ was essentially THE language (in that what is funny is that you really can do better C++ once you know C REALLY well. C++ is just that - C + 1. You have to k

RE: question about linux and c

1999-11-25 Thread patrick
ay, November 25, 1999 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: recipient.list.not.shown Subject: Re: question about linux and c On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 10:53:13AM -0700, patrick wrote: > I have been wondering of late why it is that much of > the heart of linux and many linux apps are written > in

Re: question about linux and c

1999-11-25 Thread fred smith
On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 10:53:13AM -0700, patrick wrote: > I have been wondering of late why it is that much of > the heart of linux and many linux apps are written > in c rather than c++. Why is this? Why not convert > everything over...presumeably c++ allows for tighter, > more efficient code.

question about linux and c

1999-11-25 Thread patrick
I have been wondering of late why it is that much of the heart of linux and many linux apps are written in c rather than c++. Why is this? Why not convert everything over...presumeably c++ allows for tighter, more efficient code. patrick -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubs