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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Should C++ follow C's footsteps?
Message-ID: <8902@alice.UUCP>
Date: 11 Feb 89 14:41:54 GMT
References: <4800051@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
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In article <4800051@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, wsmith@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes:

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

Interesting thought.  What incompatibilities would you think
would be worthwhile having?  What about incompatibility with previous
versions of C++?

C++ is already somewhat incompatibile with C, of course.  The question
is: under what circumstances is is worthwhile for it to become
more so?
-- 
				--Andrew Koenig
				  ark@europa.att.com