The advantages of C++ over C that account for its popularity boil down to three main things. 1. It's easier for managers to hire C++ programmers because there

The advantages of C++ over C that account for its popularity boil down to three main things. 1. It's easier for managers to hire C++ programmers because there are more of them than C programmers. 2. C is designed to trust the programmer more than C++ is. In some organizations, this difference might be advantageous for containing the damage caused by the dumbest team member. 3. It's easier for a developer to appear productive to a manager using C++, especially a non-technical manager, because it requires writing a lot of boilerplate.