From: "Michael T. Richter" Date: 2007-09-30T21:30:02+09:00 Subject: Re: a = Dog.new # a is not a pointer and not a reference? --=-6EjWZ/T/9vuAwa4nnL5V Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="=-BaPW73YpsKHresjBvnaJ" --=-BaPW73YpsKHresjBvnaJ Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-5Uy0QDPLTPPuftoq+3Hn" --=-5Uy0QDPLTPPuftoq+3Hn Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2007-30-09 at 21:02 +0900, Robert Dober wrote: > I spoke with Dr. Meyer during his trip to China last year. > One of the things we touched upon (naturally) was programming > language design. He is not joking when he talks about C++'s > reference semantics. Not in the slightest. Don't mistake his > general good cheer and good nature for not vociferously hating > that language. ;) > Just out of curiosity, is this the Dragomir Meyer who wrote "50 > pitfalls in C++"? (The only book I ever read about C++, but it was > worth it's money because it made me stay away!)=20 I don't know. I'm not sure what a "Dragomir" is. If it's a name, its definitely not the guy. Dr. Meyer is Bertrand Meyer, an influential French computer science type now living in Zurich if memory serves. If "Dragomir" is a funky way to say "Doctor", then it very well could be. Dr. Meyer has spent a lot of time in magazine articles, at least, going over and over the problems with the C++ school of language design. --=20 Michael T. Richter (GoogleTalk: ttmrichter@gmail.com) I can see computers everywhere - except in the productivity statistics! (Robert Solow) --=-5Uy0QDPLTPPuftoq+3Hn Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2007-30-09 at 21:02 +0900, Robert Dober wrote:

I spoke with Dr. Meyer during his trip to C= hina last year. One of the things we touched upon (naturally) was pro= gramming language design. He is not joking when he talks about C++'s = reference semantics. Not in the slightest. Don't mistake his ge= neral good cheer and good nature for not vociferously hating that language.=

Just out of curiosity, is this the Dragomir Mey= er who wrote "50 pitfalls in C++"? (The only book I ever read abo= ut C++, but it was worth it's money because it made me stay away!) <= BR>

I don't know. I'm not sure what a "Dragomir" is. If i= t's a name, its definitely not the guy. Dr. Meyer is Bertrand Meyer, = an influential French computer science type now living in Zurich if memory = serves. If "Dragomir" is a funky way to say "Doctor&qu= ot;, then it very well could be. Dr. Meyer has spent a lot of time in= magazine articles, at least, going over and over the problems with the C++= school of language design.

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Michael T. Richter <ttmri= chter@gmail.com> (GoogleTalk: ttmrichter@gmail.com)
I can see computers everywhere - except in the productivity statistics! = (Robert Solow)

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