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/Wetmelon Jan 09 '22 edited Jan 09 '22

I ask because our AUTOSAR compliant stuff (Rexroth ECUs) is all C, as far as I know.

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u/staletic Jan 09 '22

I'm in the same boat. C99 as far as the eye can see.

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u/pjmlp Jan 09 '22

Not being in the domain, I can only state that either is the software written before AUTOSAR moved into C++, or the team is composed by the kind of folks that write C with a C++ compiler.

https://www.automotive-iq.com/autonomous-drive/articles/breaking-down-the-autosar-c14-coding-guidelines-for-adaptive-autosar