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From: jamin1@psu.edu (Jamin Frederick)
Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.programming.codewarrior
Subject: Re: Some concerns and ideas re CW
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 19:45:22 GMT
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	Hooray!  Another advocate for C++!  I'd be interested what you
have to say about "getting" C++ to work for Net Yaroze (since it
doesn't seem to be so straightforward to do at this point), and while
I have experience coding in C++ and OO paradigm, I've never had to
worry about performance issues.  It'd be great to nail down those
aspects of C++ that supposedly make it "less efficient" and use OO
methods to create my game worlds.

Jamin


On 30 Jun 1997 05:05:31 GMT, "Wayne K. Werner" <wkwerner@con2.com>
wrote:

>I have read statements from MW that C++ is not supported by Sony for the
>NY.  That is ridiculus.  C++ directly supports C librarys and headers with
>link specifications in the source code.   It is not a matter of Sony
>supporting C++ as much as C++ supporting Sony's (or anyone elses) C
>interface library.
>
>I have also read statements that C++ is not efficient enough for games
>programming.  I beg to differ.  I have been using C++ in the design of
>sortation systems that require real time response.  C++ can be as efficient
>as C very easily by avoiding those aspects that make it less efficient
>(i.e. virtual function access via pointers to objects).  
>
>C++ offers constructs that can improve its efficiency over C.  Templates
>and inline functions spring to mind.