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Horst Kraemer wrote:

> And there is no point compiling a valid C program "as C++" although
> since Charles Petzold (in his excellent book "Programming windows")
> recommended compiling C programs "as C++" people ruminate that this is
> GOOD...

Yes there is a point: C++ syntax is more strict, so you'll catch more bugs.

> Imho the only profit you gain is that you have to do the malloc-cast
> which is only a syntactical "ceremony" without any practical
> usefulness.

Wrong, that's a rule that makes the compiler to check your code much better, as
a side effect you must cast malloc.

> But if you prefer C++ then stick to C++ by all means - but don't call
> your programs C programs ;-) C and C++ are distinct languages with a
> lot of similarities. And this "lot" is the dangerous part because it
> makes you forget that there _are_ differences.

Hmmm... you are missing a good option: C code that only uses C++ for the really
needed things.

SET

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