Why one cannot recommend the freerunner as a daily phone (was Re: Is a FreeRunner sufficient for me?)

[Michal Brzozowski]

Hmm, that is one very aspect of C++ I wasn't aware of.

2009/6/24 David Ford <david at blue-labs.org>

> that is one typical aspect.
>
> Michal Brzozowski wrote:
> > 2009/6/24 David Ford <david at blue-labs.org <mailto:david at blue-labs.org>>
> >
> >     do you understand the weight involved with using c++?  without
> >     very very
> >     careful management, c++ is rather hefty for embedded devices.
> >      granted,
> >     having 128M to work in is indeed far more tenable than smaller
> devices
> >     but it's still onerous.
> >
> >     C is much more lightweight and very functional.  any benefits of c++
> >     usually don't overcome the drawbacks for embedded devices.
> >
> >
> >
> > What drawbacks do you mean? That is uses more memory?
>
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