Inter-Process communication

Question

I was looking for alternative to message queue for passing messages because I'm hitting the maximum message size limit.
what are my other options and what would be the pros and cons. the code is in C/C++. Thanks.

Answer 1

Since you don't mention what OS you are using, or which message-passing scheme, it's hard to provide any advice.
If you are using Solaris, you are more likely to find a helpful answer in a Solaris programming forum:
http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/index.jspa
As to C versus C++, I don't think the pros and cons are different for message passing than for most other kinds of programming. The C interfaces can be used just as easily in C++.
Personally, I prefer programming in C++ because of better type safety and economy of expression, and because it is easier to write efficient yet maintainable code. But other considerations might make C a better choice for a specific project. For example, if this one module would the only C++ code in the application, you probably would want to stay with C.