Because C++ is a bigger, more complex C. They don't want to relearn how to do things they can already do easily enough in their current language. To take advantage of the features of C++ requires a new way of thinking about problems and doing things than in C, and learning to do that takes time, time they probably feel is better spent working on their code.

C++ has more advanced features that _can_ make programs more bloated. Classes with virtual inheritance, as well as exception handling are two main sources of potential bloat. These days most apps on a PC can be written in C++ (or even in other languages that have more overhead like Java or Python). Some people use C out of habit, some people use it because they are maintaining C code, and some people are using it because the platform they write for (such as an embedded platform) can't handle the overhead or doesn't have a C++ compiler available for it.

C++ is simply (C)++ (remember increament operator?)
it's basically C with Object Oriented features added. OOP (Object Oriented Programming) is a different approach toward solving probloms with ease of program development in mind though it has some performance drawbacks which can be easily ignored (well, almost) considering it's benefits. It's just next generation programming, like moving from linear programming to functional programming back in 70's. By the way have you ever heard of next generation Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP)? Technology is moving fast!

peace

[Edited by - kN1gH7 on March 17, 2005 4:46:47 AM]

Quote:Original post by kN1gH7
C++ is simply (C)++ (remember increament operator?)
it's basically C with Object Oriented features added. OOP (Object Oriented Programming) is a different approach toward solving probloms with ease of program development in mind though it has some performance drawbacks which can be easily ignored (well, almost) considering it's benefits. It's just next generation programming, like moving from linear programming to functional programming back in 70's. By the way have you ever heard of next generation Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP)? Technology is moving fast!

peace

i read an article about it once.... could hardly even understand the concept.
got an ideas or links?

Quote:Original post by DynaEmu
If C and C++ are basically the same things just about... why do some people use C instead of C++, if C++ is a better C?

C++ is a big language. There's a lot of different parts of it and a lot of different ways of using it. C++ is not limited to being "a better C", this is just one of its uses. In addition, C++ was designed with the idea of "you only pay for what you use", meaning that you don't have to use a feature if you don't want to, and you don't pay a performance cost for unused features. For example, classes and templates are two things C++ has that C doesn't, and both are completely optional as well as combinable.

One of the reasons people use C is that, while there is almost certainly a better way of doing it in C++, it's entirely possible that they don't know what that better way is! This is complicated by C++ not being taught properly - most of the time it seems to be taught as "a better C" rather than teaching the really powerful stuff - also by the idea floating around that it's better to learn C before C++.

The other thing is that most of C++'s more advanced features lead to bloat if you don't use them properly. You only pay for what you use - the catch is understanding exactly what it is you're asking of the language and how to specify what it is you want. For example, using the <FONT=courier>virtual keyword for all functions indiscriminately adds overhead, and is enabling a feature you're not actually using. All of the added "bloat" is actually adding additional functionality of some sort, and can be remedied either by taking advantage of this functionality or finding out how to switch it off.

Finally, there are lots and lots of C coders around, who are happy with C. C++ is a lot to learn, and to use it properly you have to re-learn nearly everything you learned in C. Not many people want to do that.

check this:
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~gregor/papers/kiczales-ECOOP1997-AOP.pdf

oh, btw, did you know java is (c++)-- ? guess why ;)