From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Marco Costalba" Subject: Re: C++ *for Git* Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:23:15 +0200 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Dmitry Kakurin" , Git To: "Johannes Schindelin" X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Sep 22 17:23:24 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IZ6pH-0004kj-4Y for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:23:23 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753692AbXIVPXS (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:23:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751907AbXIVPXS (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:23:18 -0400 Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.198.191]:13751 "EHLO rv-out-0910.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751499AbXIVPXR (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:23:17 -0400 Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k20so1050428rvb for ; Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:23:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=M5XfKRVJMcUrzxhfkYDzWENDWAxfGnw/bdY9zNoE8EI=; b=lnHlLRZ1xi1haYqW3jFSwt72LU23oReX0SkG+J3tlxUbWSfRTmdXMIPPT/DgpyJDEp0fahmOInI5X98FtTPYR3gPWBAWhWIrZHGon5j5eZF1a2VEvlocBHb+3kFpbKF3fyFiI3K5VNA2Ewa4yT9JEwhS+oQvY9igK6cXK7/9Ig0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=X8xKDInoJa/FwbqJ/fRdRsbQs0R5vKCSGmpOLpTd5WGRILv5fxfWreOCYOqUfN5ZTihFkCxsLHkCcB87ggyF7Os7b8Ua96F1pwyTCWXKIq8xJ20FOPFUGUcRqvmaOnT0e/9Pm8jm2so/94xk/Xy4H+tJ2pHfIgPZFBYieLfJuSE= Received: by 10.114.179.1 with SMTP id b1mr906746waf.1190474595921; Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:23:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.140.185.19 with HTTP; Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:23:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On 9/22/07, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > We don't want C++. Why is that so hard to accept? > Dmitry, I think what Johannes says in the above line is 100% the core point of this (sad) discussion. You cannot force/convince someone to use something he hates. That's it. And there's no point in trying to do this. git developers were also kind enough to give explanations on 'why' C++ is not a good language for them. Do you don't agree? do you find the arguments not totally satisfying for you? That's not their problem. I like C++ (a my little git related GUI tool called qgit is done in C++) and at the same time I understand also much of the concerns that where expressed in the list. Your position will never be successful for a number of reasons, some clear expressed other less clear but at the same time, perhaps more important. So I really don't understand why you insist. Thanks Marco P.S: The example you show is a pity for C++, it's like to advertise a 1000cc 200Hp motorbike saying "...and you will no have problems in parking in your box."