[Mono-list] C++/CLI

Pablo Baena pbaena@uol.com.ar
Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:29:52 +0000


It really looks ugly. I took a quick look at the doc, and it seems to be 
easier to write in IL directly instead of it.

Ok, I'm sure it will have its uses, as C++ has...but it has a equally huge 
syntax that I'm not willing to learn.

Pablo

On Sunday 23 November 2003 11:52, Jaroslaw Kowalski wrote:
> Hi!
>
> What an ugly language have they created... I always considered C++ to be
> very ugly in terms of code syntax. Now it looks like they've "improved" it
> even more (note the % and ^ operators, new keywords, new templates, new
> restrictions, new side effects, new rules for type coercion, new concepts
> and other features which make it even more difficult to read and
> understand).
>
> My suggestion: don't go with this idea - let it die. Use C# instead - it
> can be a bit slower sometimes, but is definitely more scalable in terms of
> maintenance and programmer productivity.
>
> Jarek
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maurizio Colucci" <seguso.forever@tin.it>
> To: <Mono-list@lists.ximian.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 1:20 PM
> Subject: [Mono-list] C++/CLI
>
> > Any plans about C++/CLI?
> >
> > Here is what seems a specification (watch line breaks):
>
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/9/c/99c65bcd-ac66-482e-8dc1-0e14cd
>1670cd/C++%20CLI%20Candidate%20Base%20Draft.pdf
>
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