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		waps on May 21, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why should I have written ZeroMQ in C, not C++ (20... Templates are the main thing in C++ that you can easily use everywhere with zero costs in compatibility. And they certainly beat C's "equivalent", macros.

Shorel on May 21, 2015 | [–]

You can use macros with C++

That's what wxWidgets did since forever, and to the dismay of C++ purists, I find their code easier to read than most templates.

Not to mention it compiles much faster.

pjmlp on May 21, 2015 | [–]

There is hardly any C feature that beats C++ one's. :)

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