Maybe now it is, but before STL etc. were thought of, C++ was intended by its creator to bring better support for OOP to C. See http://www.stroustrup.com/bs_fa

Maybe now it is, but before STL etc. were thought of, C++ was intended by its creator to bring better support for OOP to C. See http://www.stroustrup.com/bs_faq.html#why http://www.stroustrup.com/bs_faq.html#why