Re: C/C++ does not exist!

[dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller)]

In article <D31MFK.Ao0@research.att.com>,
Bjarne Stroustrup <9758-26353> 0112760 <9758-26353> wrote:
>jls@summit.novell.com (Schilling J.) 
> > because there's a real question as to how much C++ is actually being
> > used out there.
>Really?
>
>Of course, keeping your eyes closed is a good way to be sure
>not to see anything see anything you don't want to see.
>

Bjarne, I think you misinterpreted Jonathan's comments.  He was _not_
accusing people of claiming they were using C++ when they were merely
using C.  Indeed, many of us don't believe that.  While it's true the
some (like myself) have indeed seen such usage, I'd like to think
it's the exception, rather than the rule (no pun intended :-).  More
to the point, I fully expect to see such accusations in the future
with regard to Ada ("They _claim_ they're doing Ada95, but it's just
Ada83 code being pushed through an Ada95 compiler.").  Does it bother
me?  Not really, migrating from one version of a language to the next
generally involves a gradual inclusion of new features.  Jonathan's
point, in fact, was that C++ is more than a "version" change, which
is why he (properly) chided me for lumping the C/C++ thing.  

One thing I like to brag about is that Ada95 is MUCH more "backward
compatible" than C++ (having personally done conversion efforts with
both languages now).  Does that mean C++ is flawed?  Not at all, it
just validates Jonathan's comments.  I believe, in fact, that you
interpreted the opposite of what Jonathan was saying.


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