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If you are pedantic enough that you get irritated by "C/C++", which clearly denotes that they understand they are different languages, and only implies they may

• tom_mellior 8y ago
  Back when I was reading comp.lang.c, people would often wonder by to ask for help with their "C/C++" programs which typically turned out to be C++. Such people were usually surprised when it was pointed out to them that they were in a C newsgroup and that that is a different language from C++. The confusion was widespread. It may have changed, but I wouldn't really expect that to be the case.
• sacado2 8y ago
  Not parent but I tend to think there are broadly 3 "languages", with 3 very different cultures and mindset: - C, which is, well, pure, raw C, - C++, which tends to gravitate toward modern C++ (C++11 and later), and focuses on avoiding C constructs (except when needed, eg for legacy reasons), - the so-called C/C++, which is C with a small subset of C++98 constructs, mainly classes, the public/private distinction, the string type, references, and not much more For a purist (either a C purist or a C++ purist), the third category feels like losing most advantages of the original language (simplicity and orthogonality of C, relative safety and expressiveness of C++) and getting drawbacks of both (name mangling and dangling pointers, both at the same time, yay!) For me, it would not be a red flag, but definitely a yellow one.