[open-cobol-list] OO in pure C behind the scenes?

[Patrick]

Hi Everyone

So my Cobol studies are coming along well, if I am not working to feed 
by kids or looking after them, I am studying Cobol. I bought 7 more books.

I know C but I don't think I am amazing at it by any means.

I would really like to become an open Cobol developer in a year or so 
but I will need to study C and Cobol in order to be of any use.

C++ scares me. People beat up C but not like C++. It really seems like a 
huge language with the weak C core.

I can program in C++ but I am concerned about writing excellent quality 
code in C++

I am thinking about reading this book:
http://www.planetpdf.com/codecuts/pdfs/ooc.pdf

and studying OO in vanilla C.

It is my understanding that OO has been available in ANSI C for a long 
time. It just sounds like it is just so butt ugly as to be hard to use.

If we implement OO in pure C behind the scenes, the ugliness would not 
matter.

Is it fair to say we don't really have a primary developer right now? Is 
it fair to say that it is unlikely that we will have a primary developer 
that is capable of writing mission critical C++?

Does anyone think that sticking with C would maintain an approachable 
project for new developers to start with?

-Patrick