reference in C++ vs. EC++ discussion

[ccaudle at pdq.net (ccaudle)]

Some months ago, I asked about EC++ support in gcc.  I was convinced that it 
was unnecessary, but I saw the same question come up relatively recently.
I came across a link by Bjarne Stroustroup that discusses the very issue, 
including timing numbers of equivalent C and C++ code.
The link is:
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/esc99.html

That is Stroustroups presentation from Embededded Systems Conference '99 
entitled "Standard C++ for Embedded Systems Programming."

-- Chris Caudle