Re: C++, Ada, ...

From	Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded
Subject	Re: C++, Ada, ...
Date	2021-04-17 18:53 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 4/17/2021 6:07 PM, Dave Nadler wrote:

> Another +1 for C++. We started using C++ for embedded ~25 years ago, and the 
> tool quality (and language) is vastly better now. Main problem using C++ is 
> lack of available qualified staff - too many still only trained in C. C++, even 
> more than C, *requires* painful amount of knowledge of how things work under 
> the hood to use safely, not a good quality for any tool in any realm. But for 
> *qualified* developers, C++ certainly gives faster development, produces better 
> (ie faster/smaller) code, and generally improves life (compared to C).

This is exactly why I *don't* use C++ (or any "new fangled" languages)
for product development.  I'm often the "Rev 1" author of a product.
Then, move on (to another product, another client, another application
domain).

I'm contractually obligated to fix bugs in my code (indefinitely and at no
charge) -- it's one of my selling points ("Yes, I'm *that* confident in the
code I've created for you!")

The last thing I need is some coder-wannabe tweeking my code with some
"harmless" change... then, defiantly claiming (to his management)
that the newly broken code is a consequence of my initial design
(he's just UNCOVERED a bug).

So, I get called back to *teach* the dweeb why what he's done
won't work.  And, in the process, inevitably have to show him
how to do what he wants to do.

Yeah, I can bill the client -- which is countered with "but you said
you'd support your code, for free?" (yeah, but that wasn't MY code!).
Regardless, I'm not keen on spending my time as a tutor!

Or, swallow it as cost of doing business.

It's considerably easier to find multiple C coders (and hope one
of them will catch the guy's mistake) than a qualified C++, Erlang,
Python, etc. coder -- esp when you're dealing with small firms.

So, my strategy becomes:  "Have you rebuilt MY sources using the
tools that *I* used?  Does the product exhibit this bug?  If not,
it's not my problem!"

[I can do this even with some other language.  But, the dweeb will
inevitably claim -- to the owner/management -- that his changes are
benign.  They, of course, won't want to think they hired an inept
employee, so...]

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C++, Ada, ... pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-04-17 17:48 +0200
  Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-17 18:45 +0200
    Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-17 19:55 +0100
      Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-18 12:53 +0200
        Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-18 18:48 +0300
          Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-18 18:59 +0200
            Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-19 13:51 +0300
              Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-19 14:22 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-19 19:16 +0300
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-19 22:19 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-20 01:03 +0300
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-04-19 18:09 -0400
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-20 06:58 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2021-04-19 23:18 -0700
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-20 09:36 +0200
              Re: C++, Ada, ... Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2021-04-19 12:20 -0700
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-20 00:26 +0300
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2021-04-19 16:01 -0700
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-20 10:47 +0300
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-19 23:30 +0100
    Re: C++, Ada, ... Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2021-04-18 08:29 +1000
    Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-18 10:39 +0300
      Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-18 14:59 +0200
        Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-18 19:23 +0300
          Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-18 19:26 +0200
            Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-18 19:29 +0100
              Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-18 22:23 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-18 23:09 +0100
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-19 08:56 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-19 14:04 +0300
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-04-19 15:16 +0300
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2021-04-19 12:47 -0700
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-04-20 00:37 +0300
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-20 07:50 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-19 14:26 +0200
            Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-18 19:30 +0100
              Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-18 22:17 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-18 23:17 +0100
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-19 08:52 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-19 10:08 +0100
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-19 12:15 +0200
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-19 12:00 +0100
                Re: C++, Ada, ... Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2021-04-19 16:15 +0300
                Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-19 15:43 +0200
    Re: C++, Ada, ... pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-04-19 18:38 +0200
      Re: C++, Ada, ... Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2021-04-19 10:48 -0700
      Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-19 19:33 +0100
        Re: C++, Ada, ... Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2021-04-20 15:09 +0300
          Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-20 15:29 +0100
      Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-19 22:48 +0200
        Re: C++, Ada, ... pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-04-19 23:17 +0200
          Re: C++, Ada, ... Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2021-04-19 15:55 -0700
            Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-20 08:21 +0200
          Re: C++, Ada, ... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-04-20 08:20 +0200
  Re: C++, Ada, ... Dave Nadler <drn@nadler.com> - 2021-04-17 21:07 -0400
    Re: C++, Ada, ... Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-04-17 18:53 -0700
    Re: C++, Ada, ... Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2021-04-18 09:42 +0100
  Re: C++, Ada, ... dalai lamah <antonio12358@hotmail.com> - 2021-04-18 14:39 +0200

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