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C is a better alternative to C++ for many applications. If it weren't, it wouldn't still be so widely used.

• xroche 8y ago
  It's still used today because (1) of historical code and (2) the fact many people are fluent with it (including me). But this is a terrible languages in most cases.
  • xamuel 8y ago
    C is relatively simple, C++ is so complex practically no-one understands all of it. Many C++ features are "OOP kool-aid" and do more harm than good (if people would just realize you can pass around pointers to C struct's, which is all the "object orientation" necessary for 99% of the software in the world)
    • self_awareness 8y ago
      You can do in C++ everything you can do in C. You don't need to use C++-specific stuff. Also, using your logic, C constructs are nothing more than just assembly with more overhead. Why not just use assembly instead? Answering this question will probably answer your question about OOP stuff.
      • xamuel 8y ago
        >You can do in C++ everything you can do in C. By that logic, we should all use "omniglot", one language in which all the top 100 languages are first-class supported. What could possibly go wrong :D
        • pjmlp 8y ago
          I guess you mean UNCOL.