Re: C or C++

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Sharon Clay (src++at++rose.engr.sgi.com)
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:35:40 -0700 (PDT)

+>---- On Oct 6, 12:28pm, Jean-Luc Dery wrote:
> Subject: Re: C or C++
->From guest++at++holodeck Tue Oct 6 09:31:26 1998
->From: "Jean-Luc Dery" <dery++at++discreet.com>
->
->On Oct 6, 11:48am, Baillot Yohan wrote:
->> Subject: C or C++
->> Hello folks,
->>
->> Is there any difference in performance between Performer C and C++?
->>
->
->Who ever said that C++ was slower than C !!!
->
->For unexperienced C++ developpers, it is might indeed be dangerous to use C++.
->But when you use it wright, it is, to my knowledge, as fast as C can be.
->Specially in Performer type applications were the real bottleneck is usually
->the graphics hardware, I don't see any reason for not using C++ and taking
->advantage of the language multiple strenghts and capabilities.

FYI, our C API is wrappers around the C++ API so the C++ is actually
faster and internally the code is all the same. The C++ API can
also make use of inlining for even more speed.
FYI, that inlining is exactly why Performer can't promise to keep any sort of
binary compatibility between major releases and why then some bugs can't
get fixed in minor releases.

src.

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