Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC 0/7] Introduce hard dependency on glib

[Stefano Stabellini]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> > I've spent the past few months working on C++ integration for QEMU.  I'm 
> > more
> > convinced than ever that we desperately in need of structured object 
> > oriented
> > mechanisms to be successful but am pretty strongly convinced that 
> > incremental
> > additional of C++ is not going to be successful.
> 
> Agree.  I doubt switching to C++ will fly.  But using glib has pretty 
> good chances to be a big success long-term.
> 

Why is everyone so pessimistic on switching to C++?

Anthony: considering that you have direct experience on trying to do
this, why are you convinced it is not going to work?

I am asking because I have always found the glib GObject stuff a little
ugly compared to well written C++ code (of course you can write ugly
code in any language if you want to).