He writes C++ now, so I imagine he'd say the language has its place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsurface_(software) (He'd probably still say C++ is inappropriate for the Linux kernel, though.)
"A word of warning: Linus has very strong feelings about all the things that are wrong with C++ and at times has been known to be less diplomatic than me when explaining his point of view... :-) But he made a clear statement that he is interested in seeing this port happening, as long as most of the program logic that is not UI code stays in (quote) "sane C files". So please keep that in mind as we drive this further."
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