Re: PostgreSQL future ideas

Joshua Drake wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:01:15 +0200
> "Gevik Babakhani" <pgdev(at)xs4all(dot)nl> wrote:
>
>> Unless I am very off. C++ is a natural choice when porting
>> (upgrading) ANSI C application.
>> As far as I know, most universities teach some sort of OO programming
>> language like JAVA or C# to help students understand OO programming.
>> I understand that C++ is less popular but JAVA/C# would be the wrong
>> choice for this.
>
> I think the better question about all of this is:
>
> What is the problem we are trying to solve?
>
> Providing solutions that are looking for problems doesn't help us.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
>

fixing something that isn't broken is never a good idea. I see no
advantage switching to c++. Joshua is correct, what are you trying to
do that would require c++? If its OO design, well you don't need an OO
language for that.

C isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Look at its history, it has
survived its 'replacements' over and over again. The most popular
kernels, shells and applications are all still written in C (new and
old). Where are the warning signs that it is dwindling?

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