Re: PostgreSQL future ideas

Joshua Drake wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:01:15 +0200
> "Gevik Babakhani" <pgdev@xs4all.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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