C++ is not technically a superset of C. Here are a few examples that are valid in C, but not C++: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1201840/111426 http://stackoverflo

C++ is not technically a superset of C. Here are a few examples that are valid in C, but not C++: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1201840/111426 http://stackoverflow.com/a/1201840/111426 However, it's close enough that I generally agree with your point.