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Wed Feb 25 15:27:10 PST 2009
RTTI, but BeOS libraries don't use exceptions, instead they use the
mechanism of returning error values on calls like it is done in UNIX
Dusty
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Dustin Cross wrote:
>>BeOS was written in C++ and it was one of the best operating systems I
>>have ever used. It was fast and efficient.
>
> Do you know if they use exceptions, STL, and RTTI? These aren't the
> main features of C++, but I can't imagine an OS using these things.
> The only way I can see C++ being used to implement an OS is if it is
> used as a better C compiler. There is nothing wrong with this, but it
> can't be considered C++.
>
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