Re: C++ as a way to use private types in C

[lomow@calgary.UUCP (Greg Lomow)]

In article <870318190934.056@Jpl-VLSI.ARPA>, larry@JPL-VLSI.ARPA writes:

> --
> If you want private types in C the best way is to get a C++ to C translator.

True

> C++ is very similar to Ada, 

C++ is very similar to Simula and Smalltalk, C++ is only similar to Ada
in ways that these languages are similar to Ada. C++ also enjoys many
of the advantages that these languages possess over Ada, such as:

> It also has an advantage over Ada in that functions are data
> objects, so can be passed as parameters, etc.

> C++ also has a number of disadvantages, most fostered by a need to remain
> compatible with C felt by its its designers (primarily Bjourne Stroustrup
> but with a lot of input from the prime C theorists at AT&T).

True

>                Larry @ jpl-vlsi.arpa

Greg Lomow

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