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Subject: Re: C or C++?
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> From: G Anna <drguruolai AT eth DOT net>
> Date: 26 Jan 2002 14:14:43 +0530
> 
> But I remember Bjarne Stroustrup stating in his book "The C++
> Programming Language" that C has been retained as a subset of C++
> (that has been one of the design goals of C++).
> 
> "Except for minor details, C++ is a superset of the C programming
> language."

Those ``minor differences'' make a world of difference in some
cases.  For details and some examples, see section 8.4 of the DJGPP
FAQ list.