[Devel] C vs. C++ [was: FT_Outline_Copy]

[Tom Kacvinsky]

David, correct me if I am wrong...

I once asked David why FT was not written in C++.

His answer was simple and of importance:

ANSI C is more portable than ANSI C++.

Tom


On 2002/09/23 at 21:06, Graham Asher <address@hidden> wrote:

> Scott,
> 
> your criticisms of FT_Outline_Copy are really a coded plea for the
> conversion of FreeType to C++ ;-)
> 
> I have long argued for this without any success at all, but I have been able
> to take parts of FreeType and turn them into C++, including writing a proper
> outline class that overcomes all the ownership problems. The proof of the
> pudding is in the eating, and I have been eating a far more appetising
> pudding, and one that is moreover easier to cook, for a while. New code
> using (carefully designed) classes takes about half the time to write
> compared to C. Bugs caused by object ownership or lifetime just don't
> happen.
> 
> Best regards from a fellow sufferer.
> 
> Graham Asher
> 
> 
> 
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