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0 pointsmaxxxxx8y ago0 comments

Definitely agree about the ABI. In C# it's a pleasure to write libraries for others and use other libraries whereas in C++ it's almost always a pain.

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gpderetta8y ago

Standard ABI only makes sense if you are targeting a single system (.NET for C#). That's not the case for C++.

snarfy8y ago

It would definitely making interop between C# and C++ much easier. It would make interop between C++ and any language much easier. The only way to do it today is to extern "C" everything. It's ugly.

gpderetta8y ago

How would exactly an library compiled for 32 bit big endian POWER interoperate with a program written for 64 bit little endian ARM?

maxxxxxOP8y ago

This doesn't work with C either or does it? C has a reasonable ABI so maybe we should get to the point where exchanging C++ libraries is as easy as doing this with C

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