> you can use float* in C++ too But then why bother with C++ at all, right? > more compact and readable This: overloading of operators (and function) is one

> you can use float* in C++ too But then why bother with C++ at all, right? > more compact and readable This: overloading of operators (and function) is one of the biggest draws of C++ (along with RAII and templates).