This was written when someone just said to you<p>> When I first looked at Git source code two things struck me as odd:
> 1. Pure C as opposed to C++. No idea why. Please don't talk about portability,
> it's BS.<p>no reason to rage when some tells you to change your whole project because he doesn't like your choices you can ignore him but sometimes you don't (he should have skipped the email), This isn't C++ bashing more than just being angry someone told you change your design because C isn't easy to handle strings with(Said in the emails).This is just someone getting angry because you are making him look guilty(in his mind) for not making a different decision when he clearly doesn't even need to do this work and if you don't like his work don't use it man, Sometimes people get angry for small reasons we all do but some get angry more than others but doesn't mean the angry bashing is his opinion or what reality is.
C/C++ or whatever isn't really compared here.
Linus wanted to compile the kernel in C++ in 1993, but there were bugs in the compiler and performance issues (related to exceptions if I remember well). He has switched back to C in 0.99.13: <a href="https://github.com/kernelslacker/linux-historic-scripts/blob/master/changelogs/0.99.13.txt" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/kernelslacker/linux-historic-scripts/blob...</a><p>I think his hate of C++ comes from this bad experience.
Well... not to be a C++ apologist, but bear in mind that these comments were made by Linus back in 2007 and 2004. His views may not have changed, but C++ has certainly changed since then.
With all due respect to Linus, this mail chain is just unreasoned argument. He vaguely mentions poor memory management and nothing else which is faulty in C++. It would have been helpful to reason out his choices then go on tirade of slang.
This is 9 years old. Linus has been happily writing C++ for some time now. For example: <a href="https://github.com/torvalds/subsurface/commit/56ed3f1c6119b9ac86f602455d54318623640056" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/torvalds/subsurface/commit/56ed3f1c6119b9...</a>
Rants like this can be seen as good examples of behavior to discourage. Linus has several positive traits, but compassion and humility are not among them.<p>Generally speaking, we should not give someone a pass on poor behavior just because they're technically talented.
When Linus speaks, you shut up an listen; he is an incredibly competent engineer and is opinion is always worth something.<p>Then again, when Linus rants, you take out the popcorns, sit on the side and just enjoy the show.
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