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Subject: Re: Any reason to use C?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 00:46:46 07/29/03

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On July 28, 2003 at 17:34:46, Russell Reagan wrote:

>Is there any reason to start new projects with C anymore? It seems like most (if
>not all) of the drawbacks of C++ have faded away with modern compilers.
>
>Note that I am talking about new projects, and maintaining old projects is
>obviously a good reason to still use C.

Given all things equal:
If your model is procedural, then C++ offers no real advantage.

If your model is OO, then C++ offers a tangible advantage.

But things are never really equal.

C99 removes most of the same deficiencies that C++ does if your write in a
procedural manner.

The most important question is one of resources.  Do the programmers have a
better working knowledge of C or C++?  Are the tools at your disposal equally
beneficial for C and C++.  Things of that nature.

C++ does not really remove ANY complexity from programming.  That is a myth.  It
simply *hides* the complexity, making the developed tools easier to use.



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