[linux-audio-dev] [ot] [rant] gcc, you let me down one time too many

[Tim Goetze]

[Jussi Laako]

> On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 15:08 +0200, fons adriaensen wrote:
>
>> My aproach to C++ is very simple: I use it as 'C with classes'. No streams, no
>> STL, no other nonsense. Gives me the best of both worlds - clean objects and
>> low level.
>
> Same here, except;
>
> - exceptions make error handling simpler and more robust
> - templates are good for abstraction in some cases
>
> Problem with most STL implementations is that it's creating too complex
> constructs using pure templates. Because of how templates are
> implemented, I think template implementations should always be as simple
> as possible with most of the actual code in 'real' classes.
>
> I'm usually limiting inheritance in my implementations to maximum of two
> or three levels and absolutely no multiple inheritance.

I second both of you.

Cheers, Tim