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 == June 2007 ==
 
+=== Tue, 26th ===
+
+==== Long time, no C++ ====
+
+The title was inteded to be a joke on "long time, no see", because I've
+not been updating the blog for some time.
+
+But this reminds me that, yes, indeed I've not been doing any C++ for a few
+months now. That's probably irrelevant to most of you... but this is my blog
+and I get to decide what goes in.  Except when *you* edit it.  Damn WikiWikiWeb!
+
+The reason we don't have any C++ in the OLPC is that, in the Linux world,
+C++ never flied that much.  The kernel hackers say it's not well suited
+for kernel programming, and I partially agree.  Of course, C++ can't be
+used for glibc and POSIX system libraries.  Even MicrosoftCompany uses C
+for those.
+
+This leaves us with three more layers to exclude: windowing server,
+desktop and applications.
+
+X11 is written in C for historical reasons.  Since its internals mostly
+deal with interfaces and specialization of interfaces, C++ would have
+been very beneficial.
+
+Gnome also uses C, for no good reason.  KDE is older than Gnome and
+was entirely written in C++, although I clearly remember g++ 2.7.2 being
+quite a painful experience.  The GObject crap in glib and GTK is expecially
+ugly, hard to use and error prone due to lack of good OOP support in the
+language.
+
+And applications?  Well, applications in the OLPC are written in Python
+anyway, like many higher level applications in regular Linux distros.
+
+There's a few exceptions: Mozilla is written in C++ and eToys is written
+in SmallTalk.  I don't know about TamTam.
+
+'''rasky:''' in fact, with the raise of scripting languages and fully-featured
+platforms (like Java's), using C++ for doing almost *anything* is the wrong
+choice. As you said, system programming wants C for several good reasons, and
+almost anything else can be done in scripting language. I think one last thing
+that C++ is still good today at is high-performance libraries (eg: math
+libraries), where you don't want to use C and you need a lot of performance.
+But C++ is feeling more and more like a dead horse...
+
+=== Wed, 13th ===
+
+==== Under pressure ====
+
+Miletstone B4 was expected to ship today.  I don't care because my work
+is for due for Trial2.  But many of my colleagues were extremely
+under pressure.
+
+There is one last bug with some laptops not coming out of resume.
+And it's still not fixed at 21:00.  Kernel hackers are scraping
+their heads.
+
+We had pizza together and, seeing so many tired faces, I casually asked:
+"when do we close for summer?".
+
+People look at me puzzled: "What do you mean exactly by ''close''?".
+
+"Err... companies don't close for summer here in the States?".
+
+They look at each other, trying to guess if it's some kind
+of joke: "Why would companies ever ''close''?  They're not schools."
+
+I quickly added: "Oh, I'm asking because, you know, most
+companies in Italy do close a few weeks for summer".
+
+At this point everybody laughed like if companies closing
+was an extremely funny idea.
+
+This is one reason why we have a strong economy here: people
+are extremely committed at work.  Will I ever catch up?  Hope so.
+
+
+=== Tue, 12th ===
+
+==== Eutelia Voip ====
+
+I have a new public phone number: {{055-3984187}}.
+
+It's Eutelia's VOIP service, formerly Skypho.  People told me
+that the quality is good.  All the previous phone numbers remain
+valid.
+
+I've also switched from Ekiga to a SIP client that doesn't
+totally suck:
+
+ http://www.twinklephone.com/
+
+Actually, the user interface is horrible.  But if you close
+your eyes, it works beautifully.
+
+
 === Mon, 11th ===
 
+==== Sleeping At The Office ====
+
+We have a futon here.  And it's quite comfortable.  Sleeping
+at the office has its pros and cons, hereby listed by Dillinger:
+
+OfficeSleep.jpg
+
+
 ==== Bender Down ====
 
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