Re: technology discussion → does the world need a "new" C ?

Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:
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IMHO, C++ is a particularly bad example.
Yes, C++ has call-by-reference misfeature. But arrays in C++ are
2nd class citizen, same as in C. They can't be assigned and can't be
passed to callee, neither by value nor by reference.
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Also, I suspect that if you ask Ken Thompson, he will tell you that C++
does not really have 'call by reference'. Instead, it has references as
1st class object, so, naturally, values of references can be used
during 'call by value'.
I have enough of respect to KT to consider that his POV is not a
nonsense.

Is that an attempt at proof by authority?  Not only does Ken Thompson
have very little to do with C++, but you're basing your conclusion on
what you *suspect* he would say.

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void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */