linux-kernel - Re: OT: Open letter to the Linux World

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Date:	Thu, 4 Sep 2014 09:54:53 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Christopher Barry <christopher.r.barry@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: OT: Open letter to the Linux World

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 08:15:45PM +0200, Alexander Holler wrote:
> 
> Hmm, a sane and maintainable solution would use C++ with which people don't
> have to manually build lists or hashes for every structure like in the
> kernel (generic programming done right). So you won't find much kernel
> developers there. ;)
> 

Troll a lot do you? ;-)

While I like C++ (and quite a number of kernel people can in fact write
C++ no problem) we can have a long debate about whether the STL is in
fact 'done right' :-)

Also, I don't think init (as in PID-1) should be a large program, and
therefore writing it in C would be entirely reasonable.
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