| Message written at 17 Feb 1998 10:10:09 +0000
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from Larry Troxler on Sun, 15 Feb 1998 09:13:53 -0500 (EST))
>>>>> "Larry" == Larry Troxler writes:
Larry> It is a myth that C++ is somehow slower than the same code in C.
Larry> Efficiency is not a valid concern.
It may be a myth but it is often true. When working on the physical
modelling opcodes I was often struck by how much additional code and
space was used in the C++ version compared to the C version. Give me
C over C++ every time. OK, BCPL was better and true LISP best of all.
==John ffitch |