Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!gradient.cis.upenn.edu!assumal
From: assumal@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Haresh Assumal)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Working with C++ on Huge Projects
Message-ID: <44498@netnews.upenn.edu>
Date: 12 Jun 91 15:20:23 GMT
Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu
Reply-To: assumal@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Haresh Assumal)
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Lines: 24
Nntp-Posting-Host: gradient.cis.upenn.edu



Hi,

I've recently been introduced to C++ and have been working with C for a
long time. I am about to embark on a one year project and so far from
what I have learnt/read C++ seems to be my most probable choice of language.

I am by no means an expert on C++.  This brings me to my question - How 
"dangerous" is it once the project gets huge.  Does one have to be an
expert designer in C++ in order to work with projects that grow in time?
I do understand that any poorly designed project will fail irrespective 
of the language that one chooses.  However, I've heard of some big projects
that had been written in C++ and had to be abandoned after 2 years once it
got very large.  Again, I'm not sure if it was due to poor design or some
issues (that I'm not aware of) in C++.

I would like to hear of huge projects that have been successfully implemented
and also big project that have failed with C++. Your comments and suggestions
would be very helpful.

Thanks,

Haresh.