[nzlug] Whats The differance between

[Matthew Diesch]

Again I'm not saying it's an all encompassing answer or even a particularly
"good" one - but for someone who actually asks "what's the difference" and
wants a one line answer it's  "good enough" in the whole "lies to children"
style.

On 17/10/06, Daniel Pittman <daniel at rimspace.net> wrote:
>
> "Matthew Diesch" <mdiesch at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Fairy nuff, but if you want to describe the difference between C and
> > C++ in one line then it's hard to go past the OO superset
> > description. If you have to ask then chances are that's all the answer
> > you're after.
>
> Actually, I don't think that is an entirely useful description of C++
> today.  Many years ago it may have been the case but, today, Anru is
> right -- they are completely different languages.
>
> Trying to use an STL enabled C++ is a "better C" is a world of pain;
> trust me, I have the painful experiences to prove it.[1]
>
> Regards,
>         Daniel
>
> Footnotes:
> [1]  One of our target compilers at a previous place of work was a
>      little dated, although it was the most recent available for the
>      platform.
>
>      It hadn't quite caught up with modern language constructs like, er,
>      multiple inheritance and would happily segfault if fed something it
>      didn't recognise.
>
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