C or C++?

Bill Sconce sconce at in-spec-inc.com
Fri May 27 17:22:00 EDT 2005


On Fri, 27 May 2005 16:46:20 -0400
Paul Lussier <p.lussier at comcast.net> wrote:

> FWIW, I'd go with C, just because there's at least some
> standardization for C and therefore, among compilers, whereas there
> isn't with C++, which would allow for somewhat better potability if
> that's important.


Potability is surely important, at least in the general case.  
All Kool-Aid  isn't the same.   :)  :)

It may not matter for this application, though.  A very specific device.
This code will never have to run anywhere else, apparently.

-Bill

Hm.  Does Ruby taste like Shiraz?  Does Perl have a C-salty taste?
Or Java...   Yes!  THAT's potable!




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