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  1. Dec 30th, 2002, 04:27 PM #1
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    Is it possible to write an OS in C++. If so would it be stable?
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    Lots of things are possible in C++. The stability isn't really dependent on the language, it's dependent on your code quality.

    I wouldn't write an OS in C++, it's far too fluffy, which is why most systems programming is still in C (C++ requires a lot of behind-the-scenes work, unfortunately without your OS or runtime support none of these can function).
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    So basically the absolute core of the OS (bootstrap and similar things) would be written in assembly. Based on that there would be a large layer of C that covers most of the basic functionality. If you have that you can write or port a C++ compiler compiler for the OS and write the remaining features in C++.
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