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On 8/27/2024 2:32 AM, David Brown wrote:
> On 27/08/2024 10:36, Bonita Montero wrote:
>> Am 27.08.2024 um 09:37 schrieb David Brown:
>>
>>
>>> But it is also fair to say that abstractions are less than you might 
>>> see on "big" systems.  For systems programming, there is more concern 
>>> about the efficiency of the results, ...
>>
>> C++ is efficient and abstract in one.
> 
> Any simple one-line claim here is clearly going to be wrong.
> 
> 
> C++ code can be efficient, or abstract, or both, or neither.  The 
> language supports a wide range of coding practices, including bad ones.
> 
> Some types of abstraction inevitably have run-time costs (speed or code 
> space), which can be highly relevant in resource-constrained systems or 
> other situations where efficiency is paramount (games programming is a 
> fine example).  These abstractions may or may not be worth the cost in 
> the overall picture - it is up to the software developer to figure that 
> out, regardless of the language.
> 
>>
>>> We very rarely see exceptions in this field, but OOP is certainly 
>>> common now.
>>
>> You have to accept exceptions with C++ since there are a lot of places
>> where C++ throws a bad_alloc or system_error.
> 
> Incorrect.  Like most low-level or systems programmers using C++, I have 
> exceptions disabled and never use them.

[...]

Ditto. Usually, that is the way to go.