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Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 20:26:44 +0200
From: "Ivan Stankovic (pokemon AT fly DOT srk DOT fer DOT hr) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 11:30:30AM +0100, M. J. Everitt (m DOT j DOT everitt AT iee DOT org) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> The argument of switching to C to c++ barely exists .. the languages are
> comparable, with the added benefit of more features in C++ than pure C.
> I would also suspect there is still active development of the c++
> language, so that provides a good future-proof pathway.

My opinion is that modern C++ is simply not worth the effort.  The
cost/benefit ratio is enormous compared to, say, Rust.

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Ivan Stankovic, pokemon AT fly DOT srk DOT fer DOT hr

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