> Some of the most successful software projects in the world are written in C and occupy the same niche as failing C++ competitors. You can also find examples

> Some of the most successful software projects in the world are written in C and occupy the same niche as failing C++ competitors. You can also find examples for the other way around, too: Web browsers are all written in (mostly) C++ for example. Games are another example. John Carmack also admitted that switching from C to C++ was the right thing to do for Doom 3: "Today, I do firmly believe that C++ is the right language for large, multi-developer projects with critical performance requirements, and Tech 5 is a lot better off for the Doom 3 experience." http://fabiensanglard.net/doom3/interviews.php http://fabiensanglard.net/doom3/interviews.php > Top 4 kernels are written in C: NT, Mach, Linux, BSD. Parts of NT are written in C++ btw.