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0 pointsloeg8y ago0 comments

C programmer here. Cello isn't really C. So as long as you're using something that isn't quite C, and you want an object model, I think "why not C++?" is a reasonable question.

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webkike8y ago

Looks like C to be. Just some macros and function calls.

khedoros18y ago

If someone showed me a sample of the code, out of context, I wouldn't have guessed it was C. Maybe Javascript (with the "var" declarations).

feelix8y ago

Why would you say that "Cello isn't really C"?

orange_fritter8y ago

It's arguable that extensive use of macros and faux-dynamic-typing violate the ideology of C that makes it simple and predictable.

catnaroek8y ago

I'd remove the “faux”. Cello is dynamically typed.

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AnimalMuppet8y ago

But it didn't look to me like Cello was an object model. To me, it felt more like Perl or Python than C++ - more like a dynamic scripting language.

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