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C is peak C for me. I think you can better modularize in C than in C++ because with APIs build around incomplete struct types the implementation stays in the C

• sevagh 3y ago
  The last I checked in C++, you need to use the PIMPL (private implementation) idiom for that behavior: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/pimpl https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/pimpl (not my favorite)
  • uecker 3y ago
    The C header interface is simple: struct foo; struct foo *foo_alloc(); void foo_do_something(struct foo *p, ...); This gives a simple to understand API with clearly defined boundary, has a stable ABI, preserves fast compilation times, avoids instruction bloat, etc. One could do this in C++ too, but what would be the point of using C++ then...
• angiosperm 3y ago
  You can use incomplete struct types in C++ as easily as in C. If you are hiding implementation, the struct will likely have a single data member struct private_impl_type; std::unique_ptr<private_impl_type> impl; If you choose this, you trade off optimization opportunities. Your choice.