Travis Tabbal wrote:

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> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:39 AM, Carlo E. Prelz  > wrote:

>

>     The switch to QT

>     *requires* the abandoning of C in favour of C++, a language that I

>     personally find unsuitable for use.

>

>

>

> QT is C++, but you can write your code in C and just use the various

> classes to get GUI widgets. I really don't see why someone that knows

> C would have a problem with C++. I find some aspects of C++ irritating

> compared to Java, C#, Python, etc.. But it's far from "unsuitable for

> use". I can write both good and bad code in most any language. And

> there is nothing saying you have to write your apps in C++. Whatever,

> it's your money and your time, do what you want with it. I just find

> it an odd thing to be so irritated about.

C++ is difficult to link against, so that limits the languages that you

can use for development.  For instance, D has a hard time with linking

to C++ (or did last I checked).  C, on the other hand is far simpler to

link to.  That's why many standard APIs use C interfaces - OpenGL for

instance. 
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