Re: [gtk-list] Re: GTK++ proposal

[Brandon Long <blong fiction net>]

On 01/26/99 Bill Huey uttered the following other thing:
> 
> > I generally disagree with moving to C++. I for one would no longer
> > contribute to GTK+ if it moved to C++. I see no good reasons in your
> > 'argument' for doing so.
> 
> A strong counter example is how high quality the BeOS GUI kit is
> with each window being encapsulated in a single thread and easily
> modifyable by simply deriving the Parent class of a window view. 
 
Ah, but you've skipped the major problem the BeOS has because it is
based on C++ libraries: the fragile base class problem.  There is no way
to add class data or methods to existing classes without breaking binary
compatibility or (as BeOS does) making a hack of adding extra space in
your classes to allow for further expansion.

Brandon
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