Thread: C vs. C++ [Speed]

I'm about to start writing an app, solely based on strings and string manipulation, with speed as my main priority.
With this in mind, I don't know which would be faster; C, or C++?
Opinions are appreciated.

If you ask an expert here, they'll agree that C and C++ are just about equally fast.
You merely need to know how to us the tools correctly.
I would like to vote for C++, however, simply because it's more feature rich and easier to work with.

I guess you're probably right, as most C code can be compiled in a C++ compiler, that would mean it would be the same speed.
But as you say

You merely need to know how to use the tools correctly.

it gets me thinking, does either language have different/faster/slower functions based on the subject of string manipulation?
Or do they both use the same functions, or are the language-specific functions slower?

It all depends on the implementation, but you will probably find that std::string is no slouch in speed either, and probably simplifying a great deal of things.
The real power of C++ also lies in its templates, which when used correctly can do a lot of things at compile time.

But I would suggest that you try code, profile its speed, apply optimizations and see if the speed is sufficient.

Ok, i'll try it.
Thankyou!

I was considering writing it multi thread.
I did a search on some tuts, and I found: http://www.adrianxw.dk/SoftwareSite/index.html
Which covers the basics of Win32 multi threading.
Know anywhere else I can get some tutorials?
Thanskyou!