Comment on RethinkDB is hiring C/C++ engineers with irrational desire for world dominationparentComments−mahmud16yPlus it's not entirely unheard of to do the core of the application in C, and offer a C++ API to users. There is a good reason to have both expertise inhouse.−leif16yWell, the MySQL API is C++...so....−mahmud16yIt says "C API" in their own manual:http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/c.htmlOr did you mean rethinkdb's mysql API?−leif16yThe plugin engine API is C++. They export a C client API, along with many other client APIs.EDIT: I just reread the above, and should mention that I didn't mean it to be snarky at all. Sorry.
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Plus it's not entirely unheard of to do the core of the application in C, and offer a C++ API to users. There is a good reason to have both expertise inhouse.
Well, the MySQL API is C++...so....
It says "C API" in their own manual:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/c.html
Or did you mean rethinkdb's mysql API?
The plugin engine API is C++. They export a C client API, along with many other client APIs.
EDIT: I just reread the above, and should mention that I didn't mean it to be snarky at all. Sorry.