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From: wsmith@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Should C++ follow C's footsteps?
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Date: 9 Feb 89 23:24:00 GMT
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Nf-From: m.cs.uiuc.edu!wsmith    Feb  9 17:24:00 1989


Why is it so important that C++ be compatible with C at the source level?

I think this restriction makes it much more difficult to parse or evolve.

I think it is time for C++ to be emancipated from backward compatability 
with C at the source level.

Bill Smith
uiucdcs!wsmith
wsmith@cs.uiuc.edu

(If this topic has generated any previous polite discussions in the past,
save your breath and just send me a transcript...)