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> > The argument of switching to C to c++ barely exists .. the languages are
> > comparable, with the added benefit of more features in C++ than pure C.
> >
> 
> Pretty much up to personal preference.
> 
> Personal preferences: for me and some others, the C vs. C++ barely exists 
> because we find C a much better choice than C++. One of the reasons is 
> exactly the excess amount of feature stuffed in C++, which we think is not 
> a benefit but a drawback.

Main advantage of object oriented programming is function overloading and private variables in structures but excess amount of features stuffed in C++ is really a problem. I think C++ does not handle polymorphism well.

C/C++ lack good type checking which is a real disadvantage.

Type checking must be rather simple to implement and should be expected from any modern computer language. For example for enumerated values or to tell this variable is for a physical value with a particular unit.


Nicklas Karlsson