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From: jss@hector.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: C++ : A free lunch ?
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Date: 30 Oct 88 01:42:34 GMT
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In article <4164@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM> jans@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM (Jan Steinman) writes:
> If you aren't going to write object-oriented code, stick to C -- it's much 
>simpler.
>

I completely disagree with this advice.  There are many ways in which
C++ makes writing programs easier even if you don't use virtual
functions, or only use them sparingly.  (And virtuals can
be used for styles other than object-oriented).

Jerry Schwarz
AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill