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Old 05-26-2002, 04:10 AM   #1
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what are some differences between C and C++?


they are similar are they not? i asked this before at a forum for a game add on (what a place) and the writer of the game add on said they are very similar but there's just a few differences between them. what are those differences?

sorry if it's a dumb question but i'm only at page 100 of my Learn C++ in 21 Days book then i hear some guy say "C is the mother of all languages, you should learn it first"
 
Old 05-26-2002, 02:27 PM   #2
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Well, c++ gives you a little more features (classes and function overloading mainly) but it is a slower than just plain c.
Since C++ is just an improved C, you can use plain C and compile it using a C++ compiler.
 
Old 05-26-2002, 08:09 PM   #3
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Classes, virtual functions, polymorphism in general, templates...
 
Old 05-27-2002, 10:57 AM   #4
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In C++ you have more modularity -- I think that would be the way to put it. You get some things that you cant get in C, like Classes and function overloading.
 
Old 06-02-2002, 03:37 AM   #5
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The basic thing C++ adds to C are object oriented programming constructs. These are things like classes, methods, inheritance, and overloading. These can be very useful for GUI programs, but are also often a source of bloat.
 
Old 06-06-2002, 10:15 AM   #6
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The real difference is in the amount of hair that you rip out of your head and the amount of beer consumed while coding!
 
Old 06-06-2002, 04:19 PM   #7
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Code:
main()
{
    int C = 1;

    while (0) {
           C++;
     }
}

}
 
Old 06-06-2002, 07:26 PM   #8
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VFS!!!

Quote:
Originally posted by vfs
Code:
main()
{
    int C = 1;

    while (0) {
           C++;
     }
}

}
shouldn't that be int main()? Your while loop never gets executed since 0 is false. You forgot to return 0 at the end also!!!

What an atrocity!!!
 
Old 06-07-2002, 12:23 AM   #9
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

he should go to windows, they need of that good ol incorrect programming skills
 
Old 06-07-2002, 07:14 AM   #10
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Well, I just tried to mess with the compiler!!!
 
  


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