Re: A little disappointed

From: Alwyn (alwyn_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:58:41 GMT

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:24:09 +0000, Francis Glassborow wrote:

> In article <pan.2004.11.29.13.41.21.188256@blueyonder.co.uk>, Alwyn
> <alwyn@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>>Of course, we all know that C++ has
>>pointers, which are treated almost identically to those of C, and so
>>cannot be a real high-level language, but with its references and standard
>>library, it makes a passable attempt at imitating one.
>
> Is a high level language prohibited from also providing low level
> support?

That is a good question. My answer would be: Yes, as long as it is as
integral a part of the language as are pointers in C++. The low-level
support in the high-level languages I am familiar with consists of a
foreign-language interface for a language such as C.

Alwyn

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