Re: [ng-spice] Readline Response


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From Michele Quarantelli <quarante@legs.ing.unibs.it>
Date Wed, 25 Aug 1999 22:37:15 +0200
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> Michele Quarantelli wrote:
> 
> > >
> > > My feeling is that c++ should be avoided - if we intend to rewrite 
>spice 
> entirely
> > > (under a GPL license this time) then we can use ACS version 0.13 which 
>is
>  still in C.
> > >
> > >
> > > manu
> > >
> > Actually, if carefully coded C++ could give us more flexibility in the 
>futu
> re
> > expansions of the simulator.
> 
> 
> That's not really the point - C++ is far less commonly known than C in
> the enginering world, significantly reducing the possible pool of
> contributors and testers/patchers.
> 
> It's certainly not a coincidence that the majority of open source
> projects are coded in C rather than C++.
> 
> manu
I got the point.

Michele

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