[bitc-dev] why the switch to c++?

[Paul Snively]

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On Feb 10, 2009, at 6:46 AM, Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:

> [Answering a privately sent question]
>
> At a certain point the complexity of the compiler got big enough  
> that Python was no longer the right tool. We went to C++ rather than  
> C because we wanted to use smart pointers. In hindsight, we should  
> have stuck with C.
>
IMHO, you should have switched to Standard ML or OCaml.

Best regards,
Paul

P.S. Yeah, I'm still alive. Haven't had a moment to devote to the  
PowerPC procedure object code, but it's #1 on my list for the weekend.

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