Re: is OO any use?

Jeff <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.hardware.microcontrollers.gnupic
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thursday 18 August 2005 07:24 pm, David McNab wrote:
>
> Your thoughts?
> Is OO on PIC a useless wank, or can it have real practical value?

I suppose there are exceptions to every rule, but IMHO using OOP with a 
microcontroller is overkill, somewhat like using a machete to trim your 
toenails.

OO code tends to be bloated and slow compared to C or assembly. Some embedded 
systems can tolerate it, but most can't.

My 2 cents,
Jeff
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