Re: Compiling C++ modules

From: Avi Kivity
Date: Fri Apr 28 2006 - 07:30:26 EST


Martin Mares wrote:
Maybe continuing to write application programs in C instead of using
higher-level languages is silly and backward, but _stopping_ at the
level of C++ or C# is equally silly.


Agree. Look at how well mercurial turned out compared to git, and it is written in such a slow language.

The high level language allows you to concentrate on the algorithms which is where the performance comes from.

However, in the kernel space the main problems the people are spending
their time with are rarely related to the language.

If you're using a more productive language, you get more things done, in userspace and in the kernel.

--
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.

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