> As a consequence of using all the abstraction that C++ provides, one cannot simply dive right into C and expect the same level of productivity. Absolutely tr

> As a consequence of using all the abstraction that C++ provides, one cannot simply dive right into C and expect the same level of productivity. Absolutely true. What I meant by "interoperate" is that it's decently easy to call C functions from C++; the other way is also possibly, but you more or less have to pass C types around, which limits productivity somewhat.