C++ contains C. Unfortunately, you cannot just use C++ as if it were C, because some of these FQA's will still trip you up. The point of this FQA and other rec

C++ contains C. Unfortunately, you cannot just use C++ as if it were C, because some of these FQA's will still trip you up. The point of this FQA and other recents C++ criticisms is that you have to choose a specific subset and still be wary of all 'unexpected' things that happen in that subset.