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>C++, just C++, is a recipe for trouble. Most projects that use it define a
>subset to make development a less painfull talk. Usually operator
>overloading, templates and virtual inheritance are discarded.
>
>Rodrigo

Agreed.  If the decision is to go with C++, it will need to be a subset of 
C++ for sanity.  I still think that, at most, a minimal C kernel and the 
rest in Java is a better option.

> > As I said before, don't assume we're all Java fans here. I'm far more
> > familiar with C++ than I am with Java.
>><snip>
> >
> > Ben.

If you aren't a Java fan, why are you interested in Harmony?  Or am I 
misinterpreting what you meant there?

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