Re: C++ Development

[Matthew Franz <mfranz () cisco com>]

The real question is not why isn't nmap written in C++, but why are 95% of
*NIX network security tools written in C?  

Quick answers that have nothing to do with the strengths/weaknesses of
C++:

- tcpdump/libpcap is in C
- nmap and friends are open source and a derivative works
- most (all?) *NIX kernels, and therefore TCP/IP implementations are
written in C
- the Steven's books are in C
- the majority of exploits are in C

.....

-mdf




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