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C with classes is undervalued, and templates are overvalued, IMO. Just switching compilers makes the C code more robust.

• eropple 11y ago
  Templates can be abused, but there's real value to simple ones such as container classes and even shared_ptr and unique_ptr. The subset of C++ I personally use is pretty small, but I hope I never go back to manual memory babysitting.
• waps 11y ago
  Templates are the main thing in C++ that you can easily use everywhere with zero costs in compatibility. And they certainly beat C's "equivalent", macros.
  • pjmlp 11y ago
    There is hardly any C feature that beats C++ one's. :)
  • Shorel 11y ago
    You can use macros with C++ That's what wxWidgets did since forever, and to the dismay of C++ purists, I find their code easier to read than most templates. Not to mention it compiles much faster.