Re: [gcmd-dev] Migration to C++

[Piotr Eljasiak]

> > Compiled, and running, on both i386 and AMD64. I'll move back to gcmd
> > on both my new boxes. I note that i have to install python2.4-dev for
> > python-support. (Debian unstable/testing)
> > 
> > Piotr:
> >> * faster and more robust code
> > 
> > Do you mean C++ is faster in runing or in writing code ... ? I always
> > thought plain C is fastest.
> 
> There is no simple answer or "linear" function, but there is a lot of
> myth about which one performs better C/C++.
> There is *no* reason to consider C++ language as slower than C, by
> design or any other factor.

Everything depends on coding practice. I'm going to use function
inlining and templates, so IMHO there will be some speed gain here (due
to g++ optimisations).