Wow, is that thing really embedded C++? Bjarne always said that embedded C++ deserved to die if it wasn't already dying, mainly because it appears to remove all the useful bits of C++ to make it some static-typed-only inheritance mush put on top of C, as I understand (most likely wrong).
Yup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O_Kit.
I mean Embedded C++ is not really a language, any C++ compiler can be turned into an "Embedded C++ compiler" by turning some features off.
As to the Bjarne quote, a lot of things that are nice in application development can become tricky when you are closer to the metal.
Thanks for the link. The bare metal thing is probably why C guys typically see C++ as bloated and why I look at C and think "how do you write anything?!?!!"; I live happily in C++ land you see.
