Friday, 11 May 2012

Virtual Functions


The evolution of programming languages tended to make the programming task easier by shifting some burden from the programmer to the compiler, interpreter, assembler, or linker. Programs are becoming easier to develop, maintain, and extend. The problem with this progress is that it is often a zero-sum game where gains in one area mean losses in another. In particular, advances in programming often translate into loss of raw speed. Dynamic binding of function calls is one among many contributions C++ has made to C programming. It shifts the burden of type resolution from the programmer to the compiler, which is good. On the other hand, it can have a negative impact on cost, which is what we intend to examine.


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