difference between c and c++

[LaRoza]

huh, the first C++ compiler ever did that, i would be extremely surprised to learn that any recent C++ compiler still works like that

The one in the link did.

C is translated to assembly in gcc.

[SteveHillier]

Java, derived from C, has two major differences, there is no goto and
there are no pointers.

All 3 are pretty similar.

The point here is that they are syntactically similar but then the similarity ends. Those of us who are used to a switch statement in C (and convert all options to integer values) find it requires thought when you start using a switch in Java. And I am sure there are many other examples, but I cannot spare time to research it.

[aks44]

huh, the first C++ compiler ever did that, i would be extremely surprised to learn that any recent C++ compiler still works like that

One of the best C++ compilers out there (Comeau) still produces C code. Those guys decided they'd let C compilers handle the low-level stuff, so they could focus on C++ standard-compliance.

AFAIK they're the only compiler who handles the export keyword (which tells much about the rest, since export is a very small detail in the standard, yet quite hard to implement).



Back to C vs C++... IMHO PHP is closer to C than C is close to C++. IOW, don't let the syntax fool you, they don't have much in common.