Programming Language (was: State of the GnuCash project: A call for help)

[Herman]

On Tuesday 12 August 2003 7:30 am, Robert Uhl wrote:
> Christian Stimming <stimming at tuhh.de> writes:
> > *Gnucash was started in 1998*.  That's basically it.  C++ compilers
> > were not yet mature and standarized enough on the variety of platforms
> > considered at that time.  Same for Java or Python.  So C was the only
> > option *at that time*.
>
> Well, and most free software is in C, and the alternatives have rather
> stronger negatives and weaker positives, perhaps?

Also bear in mind that the FSF still do not recommend the use of C++.  There 
are some awfully bright people in that group, so they must have a good reason 
for that sentiment.

Cheers,
-- 
Herman Oosthuysen