[markbnj]

Yeah I did not mean to imply that the kernel was written in C++. As to whether C is "strongly typed" or not that is a matter on which we can disagree, as there is no agreed-upon definition of what that means. In my view it certainly falls on the strongly-typed side of the line when compared to the languages most developers use today. The point of my response is that OO methods as embodied in C++ were a response to the growing complexity of compiled programs back when it was developed, and those principles definitely helped developers, including myself, get a handle on that complexity.