FBlag

So there are particular reasons why I think C is "as simple
as possible, but no simpler" for the particular case of an
OS kernel, or system programming in particular. That's why
I'm absolutely not saying that you should use C for all
projects.

But C++? I really don't think the "good features" of it
are very good at all. If you leave C behind, do it properly
and get some real features that matter. GC, some
concurrency support, dynamic code generation, whatever.

"I'd love to say we have a plan [to make it slimmer]. I mean, sometimes it's a bit sad and we're definitely not the streamlined hyper-efficient kernel that I had envisioned 15 years ago. The kernel is huge and bloated."