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Subject: Re: C++ fine for work now ??
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Date: Thu, 5-Mar-87 21:51:59 EST
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Dan Frank (dan @ Prairie Computing, Madison, Wisconsin) writes

>   There is a rumour about that AT&T has plans to drop C++ as a product.
> It's unsubstantiated and probably nonsense, but I'd like the comments of
> informed people on it if possible.

You are right. That rumor is utter nonsense.

Maybe you just heard a very old rumor: Before C++ was made a product it was
decided NOT to make it a product several times. I believe such decisions are
habitually made for most ``unusual'' creations in most large companies.

In fact, C++ is enjoying significantly more support from the AT&T establishment
than ever before. See for example Larry Rosler's remarks about C++ in the
latest issue of The C Journal.