Re: allocate memory statically

From: Chris Hills (chris_at_phaedsys.org)
Date: 02/12/05 

Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 10:11:09 +0000

In article <cuisrh$mh1$1@nntp1.jpl.nasa.gov>, E. Robert Tisdale
<E.Robert.Tisdale@jpl.nasa.gov> writes
>
>C is a "dead-end" language.

C is the main language for embedded work and it's use is expanding
(there are a lot more embedded systems year on year)

>The only future for C programs and C programmers is C++.

Actually no. In fact C++ will have a shorter life span. There are other
languages that can and are replacing C++. However nothing is replacing C
in the expanding embedded market.

>This is why it is important for young C programmers
>to write C programs that are also valid C++ programs.

This is disastrous advice. C is no longer a subset of C++. If you learn
C in the way you suggest it will turn out poor C++ programmers. It
matters less for desktop use but most embedded work (where C is THE
language and there is often no C++ compiler) is high-integrity, safety
of mission critical. C should be taught and used as C not a cut down C++

>Old C programmers are too "set in their ways"
>to learn the new programming language.

Really? Any evidence of this?

>Some old C programmers sabotage their C programs
>by including code that is incompatible with C++.

C and C++ are different languages. C++ now has parts that are not
compatible with C. We discussed this on the ISO C panel. If you want C
and C++ compatibility then C++ will have to move closer to C.

>Their programs will die when they die (or retire).

This is silly. Embedded systems have 20+ years life-span. C just goes on
and on. BTW many of the most common MCU on the planet dont have C++
compilers.

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