On 5/20/2010 4:03 PM, Trent Nelson wrote: > I'm perplexed why anyone would want to forgo the advantages of C++ for > C; I can make my C++ DLLs just as small as C ones. And, like, what if > I want a linked list, or a hash, or a set, are we planning on writing > all of those from scratch? Even string handling alone seems like a > huge win.
The major concern was dependencies. If we move to C++, we'd have to then start binding to, redistribute, and service the Microsoft Visual C++ runtimes. If we used the latest version of the runtimes, for example, we'd drop support for Windows XP Service Pack 0, 1, and 2 machines plus exclude anyone using the Starter Edition SKU. (The latest runtimes don't install on these platforms.) /rafael _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers Post to : coapp-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
