[Info-vax] VAX Macro to C conversion

Arne Vajhøj arne at vajhoej.dk
Fri Jul 19 23:18:04 EDT 2019


On 7/19/2019 10:55 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 7/19/2019 4:47 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/19/2019 3:06 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> On 7/18/19 9:45 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> Note that MS supposedly are considering towards Rust:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/18/microsoft_argues_for_memorysafe_languages_hints_at_move_from_c_to_rust 
>>>
>>> And are all the lemmings supposed to follow them of the edge
>>> of the cliff?
>>
>> Everyone will have to decide whether they stick to C and C++
>> or switch to Rust or Go for that type of code.
>>
>> The point by posting it is that concerns over C and C++ are
>> common.
> 
> Then why not just improve C and C++ ???

I would probably break too much existing code.

Arne




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