On 3 June 2010 20:35, Steinar Bang wrote: >>>>>> Mark Mitchell <m...@codesourcery.com>: > >> I think virtual functions are on the edge; quite useful, but do result >> in the compiler adding a pointer to data objects and in uninlinable >> indirect calls at run-time. Therefore, I would avoid them in the >> initial subset of C++ used in GCC. > > Umm...? Virtual functions are _the_ core C++ feature for creating OO > frameworks. > > Allowing C++ but avoiding virtual functions seems odd to me.
C++ is not an OO language. http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq.html#Object-Oriented-language
