Answer by dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
This is a response of sorts to the position that "this is a code for programmers who work close to the metal and is OK in a management context" seen in some of the other answer and comments.I'd argue...
View ArticleAnswer by supercat for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
Conceptually, there should be no particular difficulty with designing C source files so they they can also be compiled as-is with C++. There can indeed be some significant advantages to doing this. For...
View ArticleAnswer by Paul Draper for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
C/C++ is the intersection of C and C++.int new; is not C/C++, and neither is vector<int> foo;.Similarly, C89/C99 is the intersection of these two languages, where neither enum bool { false, true...
View ArticleAnswer by Ben for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
Some programs are written in a mixture of C and C++This is just a fact of life. You can compile object files from C and C++ and link them together. The result can quite reasonably be called "a C/C++...
View ArticleAnswer by vsz for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
Going against the flow I would say it depends on the context.The term "C/C++" is usually not appropriate when saying something like "this is a C/C++ program", but this has been explored to depth in...
View ArticleAnswer by 5gon12eder for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
Should I stop using the term C/C++?Absolutely. It is not clear what this construct is intended to express except, perhaps, confusion about what C and C++ are on behalf of the person who uses the...
View ArticleAnswer by user44761 for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
There has to be a reason why these terms come together so often. While you should not tell your C teacher that his language is a subset of C++, there is some truth here. Others already have exposed...
View ArticleAnswer by DeadMG for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
The most simple answer to this question is that you should never have used that term. It is a term that should not exist. It has no meaning. Every program is either C, or C++.And that was quiet true...
View ArticleAnswer by Brian for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
In general the SO users ask the person who is asking the question to choose a language: C or C++. Why?There are many subtle differences between C and C++. For example, in C++, a const variable at...
View ArticleAnswer by xhainingx for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
C was never a subset of C++. The most obvious example of this is int new;. This has been true since C89 and C++98, and the languages have only grown further from each other as new standards have come...
View ArticleAnswer by ouah for Should I stop using the term C/C++?
I was always told that C is a subset of C++ or C++ is C with classes. And that was quiet true until the appearance of C++x0, C++11 (or the modern C++ 11/14/17 in general).C has never been a subset of...
View ArticleShould I stop using the term C/C++?
I understand C and C++ are different languages but when I was learning C++ I was always told that C is a subset of C++ or C++ is C with classes. And that was quite true until the appearance of C++x0,...
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