[Asterisk-Dev] thread-safe and reentrant functions

[Jared Smith]

I don't think this is the correct venue for debating the whole C vs C++
thing all over again.

... that being said, I'll add my two cents ...

C and C++ are different tools.  Both have their strengths and their
weaknesses.  (And yes, I've done quite a bit of programming in both
languages.)  In my opinion, it's like saying a hammer is better than a
saw -- they are different tools that each have their strengths and
weaknesses.

In the case of Asterisk, I think it would be a serious mistake to
rewrite the entire application in C++.  Why?  The great people who are
maintaining and writing code for Asterisk (people like Mark Spencer)
obviously prefer C, or they would have written it in C++ to begin with. 
Will everyone who is maintaining Asterisk code agree to maintain it in
C++?  I doubt it.  (As a side note, who has the time to rewrite the
entire code base in C++?  Personally, I don't even have time to mow my
lawn, let alone take on a project of that magnitude.)

Anyway, like I said earlier, it's just my two cents (US currency, before
taxes, fees, shipping and handling, etc.)

Jared Smith

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If A=B and B=C, then A=C, except where void or prohibited by law.


On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 10:37, Gene Kochanowsky wrote:
> Good old fashion C code was fine for its time, and don't get me wrong, I have written my fair share of it, but if you want to create something that is engineered (built on purpose), C++ is the way to go. Once you understand object oriented analysis and design you will not go back to C unless there are no alternatives.
> 
> Gene
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Sharp [mailto:jsharp at psychoses.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:27 PM
> To: asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Dev] thread-safe and reentrant functions
> 
> 
> > As long as people are making requests regarding the Asterisk code base, I would like to see asterisk converted to an object oriented application.
> > 
> 
> Ugh.  Why?
> 
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