Re: C vs C++ for GTK

[Jon Harrop <jon ffconsultancy com>]

On Thursday 13 December 2007 08:28, Dan H wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:26:25 -0700
> Michael L Torrie <torriem chem byu edu> wrote:
> > GTKmm is based on some very nice C++ abstractions around pointers,
> > providing many of the same benefits as any managed language with
> > pure C++.  They are called smart pointers and for GUI development,
> > they work very very well.
>
> Isn't "smart pointers" just a reference counting scheme?

Exactly, yes. It is no substitute for accurate GC, of course.

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