Re: [GENERAL] C++ port of Postgres - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: [GENERAL] C++ port of Postgres
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] C++ port of Postgres  (Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] C++ port of Postgres  (Dmitry Igrishin <dmitigr@gmail.com>)
Re: [GENERAL] C++ port of Postgres  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
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On 08/16/2016 05:47 PM, Jim Nasby wrote:
> I realize there's little technical reason why we *need* C++ support. The
> level if discipline applied to our codebase negates some of the benefits
> of C++. But maintaining the discipline takes a lot of time and effort,
> and makes it more difficult to attract new contributors.

I suspect that it would take as much discipline to keep a C++ codebase 
readable, as the current C codebase. If not more.

- Heikki




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