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In a word: C++ is probably not for you(r application).

• AnimalMuppet 10y ago
  Disagree. C++ has the philosophy of "You don't pay for what you don't use". Just use the parts that help with your problem. If your problem grows and you need more, you aren't trapped - the language has more. But if you don't need it, don't use it. For that matter, I'd argue that this is a reasonable approach for every language.
  • rkv 10y ago
    I completely disagree. C++ was not created to extend or enhance C; its an entirely new language providing backwards compatability only for legacy reasons. Using C in C++ introduces deficiencies and dangers that C++ was designed to overcome. As a C++ developer I come across a lot of code where people still use things like FILE* and close the handle in a goto. That should be frowned upon, there is no advantage for this method vs. using a stream; which handles the file handle while being scope bounded. Promoting the use of C in C++ is something terrible misguided and plain wrong.