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Why Shouldn't I use C++?

From: ljknews at mac.com (ljknews)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 06:35:37 -0500

At 9:08 PM -0500 10/31/06, Ben Corneau wrote:

C and C++ are very different. Using C++ like C is arguable unsafe, but when
it's used as it was intended can't C++ too be considered for secure
programming?


What assurance does upper management have that C++ was used "as it was
intended" rather than "like C" ?
-- 
Larry Kilgallen

Current thread:

Why Shouldn't I use C++? Ben Corneau (Oct 31)
- Why Shouldn't I use C++? Robert C. Seacord (Nov 01)
- Why Shouldn't I use C++? ljknews (Nov 01)
- Why Shouldn't I use C++? Leichter, Jerry (Nov 01)
- Why Shouldn't I use C++? Crispin Cowan (Nov 02)
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- Why Shouldn't I use C++? Peter Amey (Nov 01)
- Why Shouldn't I use C++? Gary McGraw (Nov 01)