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03 So, are C and C++ not so similar after all?
They are indeed similar to a great extent. Incompatibilities do
exist, though, and many idiomatic constructs used in C are frowned
upon by C++ experts. C++ programmers generally consider code that
does not exploit those features of C++ that make it possible to
write better programs - programs that are more readable and easier
to write and maintain - to be in poor style. The differences
between the two languages are significant enough to ensure that
one has to be clear about the language being used. However, it
must not be forgotten that C++ is a largely a superset of C, and
that it is possible (though perhaps not desirable) to write code
that works correctly in both languages.
A lot of people incorrectly believe that object-oriented
programs cannot be written in C; this is not true. What is true
is that C++ provides features that make it easier to write in a
style that is object-oriented; in other words, C++ supports
programming in an object-oriented style.
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