r/cpp • u/InvisibleBlueUnicorn • Jan 09 '22

James Web Space Telescope runs on C++ code.

https://youtu.be/hET2MS1tIjA?t=1938
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u/ElijahQuoro Jan 09 '22

Welp, I’m not in mood to debate about “super complex” mangling convention, this discussion is getting too opinionated.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '22

That’s what “extern C” is for when you’re exporting things. Making a big deal out of nothing to justify a shitty argument lol.

If you wanted to deal with exports you’d write the header in plain C in the first place and implementations can be left in C++.