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Re: why still use C?



On 12 Oct 2003 22:49:25 GMT
Chris Hills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> C++ is based on C90  However C++ is no longer a super set of C. They
> are different languages.
<snip>
> This is not true. The are using C.  C++ Inherits from C NOT the other
> way round.
I think that members of both the standards committee tried to keep the
standards as coordinated as possible. C++ dropped a lot of the C legacy
(K&R) stuff. 
But also C99 added the // comment which is illegal in C90. 
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