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I think the “somehow” is not too hard to guess… it is easy to think that “class” is the only way to declare a class, especially since “struct” is taken from C.
by klodolph 5y ago
I think the “somehow” is not too hard to guess… it is easy to think that “class” is the only way to declare a class, especially since “struct” is taken from C. I’m sure very few intro C++ explanations ever mention “struct” as a way to declare a class.
- andi999 5y agoYes, I meant common introductory material should mention (and use) it (I think Bjarne does mention it, but I wouldnt call it introductory material)
- TillE 5y agoThere's quite a lot about C++ which wouldn't be covered in a simple tutorial, but the meaning of class/struct is a pretty basic part of the language, hardly obscure. Maybe it's something you could miss if you're coming from a strong C background and still thinking of C++ as C-with-classes, but otherwise it's something any serious user of the language would pick up.
- klodolph 5y agoThis comment represents some of the worst elitism I see in the programming community.