C and C++ are very different from a C/C++ (ha !) programmer's point of view, but from a more general "computer scientist" point of view they are nearly the same

C and C++ are very different from a C/C++ (ha !) programmer's point of view, but from a more general "computer scientist" point of view they are nearly the same: AoT compiled language, no garbage collection, typed, fast, and with looots of ways to shoot yourself in the foot (Undefined Behavior everywhere).