On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:58:19PM +0100, David Tweed wrote: > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Paolo <lordkran...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Why program in C++ when you can do it in C, making the program > >>> simpler and better? > > When you can't make the program simpler and better, or you need to > > do it faster than you do in C, just write C++ or whatever. > > > > This is just the place where people write about C, little overheads > > and simpler programs. > > The point I was making was just that there are SOME problem domains > where the features C provides fit what's needed and the C++ features > aren't useful, in which case C will be simpler and better. > [snip]
wmi started out in C++. The ideas there evolved into wmii and then dwm. The current philosophy of simple, orthogonal tools came from a dark, complicated past, where C++ was a player. As such, there is a sort of automatic disdain for C++. This of course is only my interpretation, but perhaps a historical perspective on why this philosophy is somewhat antithetical to principles embodied by C++. Perhaps Anselm can comment further. (The fact that C++ has weaknesses is documented everywhere, and readily apparent. The other fact that C++ also has great strengths, and provides useful tools for certain problems, is also readily apparent.)
