Re: About using C++ for kernel drivers

2011-07-15 Thread Walter Bright
On 7/14/2011 4:10 PM, bearophile wrote: An article about the problems in using C++ to write Windows drivers, "C++ for Kernel Mode Drivers: Pros and Cons" (February 2007): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg487420.aspx The article shows why C++ is not so fit for this purpose. Is D

Re: About using C++ for kernel drivers

2011-07-15 Thread Paulo Pinto
At least MacOS X drivers are developed in a subset of C++ http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/DeviceDrivers/Conceptual/IOKitFundamentals/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP011-CH204-TPXREF101 Symbian is fully C++ with some assembly So there are at least two

About using C++ for kernel drivers

2011-07-14 Thread bearophile
An article about the problems in using C++ to write Windows drivers, "C++ for Kernel Mode Drivers: Pros and Cons" (February 2007): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg487420.aspx The article shows why C++ is not so fit for this purpose. Is D even worse for this purpose? If this is