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adamnemecek on April 2, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft introduces Universal Windows apps

Yup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O_Kit. I mean Embedded C++ is not really a language, any C++ compiler can be turned into an "Embedded C++ compiler" by turning some features off. As to the Bjarne quote, a lot of things that are nice in application development can become tricky when you are closer to the metal.

72deluxe on April 2, 2014 [–]

Thanks for the link. The bare metal thing is probably why C guys typically see C++ as bloated and why I look at C and think "how do you write anything?!?!!"; I live happily in C++ land you see.

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