Re: OOP

campyhapper@xxxxxxxxx said:

Hi folks,

I tend to prefer C, and of course I know that structs
can be used in C to achieve something like
an object-oriented design. And I prefer C in part
because C++ has, I think, grown into a bit of a
monster wherein readability is sacrificed.
But I wonder, has anyone ever tried to create a
sort of lite version of C++, a C+ if you will, that adds
to C just a few key features and disallows things
like templates, multiple inheritance and the like?

Yes. It never works very well. If that's what you want, just use C++ and
discipline yourself not to use the features that you think hamper
readability. (That is what I already do in C. The fact that goto, say, is
available does not mean that I am required to use it.)

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