C H A P T E R 2
Introduction to the packetC Language
packetC Language Design Considerations
The primary objective in the packetC design is to define a language that will allow software developers to use familiar, high-level language constructs to express coding solutions for packet processing applications for general purpose, and for CloudShield-enabled platforms in particular.
While C provided widespread familiarity of syntax, the underlying emphases of C and packetC as programming languages are different. The following differences weighed heavily upon the design considerations of packetC:
- C is a general-purpose language, while packetC is ...
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