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    Question C or C++

    I have just about learned the basics of C programming and I wanted to know what the advantages of C++ were to C programing and also do I need to be good at C before I could do C++. (I would want to use the language for windows based games and applications!)

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    structured programming(object oriented programming) built into the language via classes. That is fundamentally the difference.

    the following arguments from the animated fools around here mean nothing.
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    Re: C or C++

    Originally posted by Granger9
    I have just about learned the basics of C programming and I wanted to know what the advantages of C++ were to C programing and also do I need to be good at C before I could do C++. (I would want to use the language for windows based games and applications!)

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    This question has been asked for millions times.
    Try to search on this site, then ya will know!
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    don't forget about STL!

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    Originally posted by Aran Elus
    don't forget about STL!
    templates, new, reference, etc... there are lots of additions, I was just narrowing it all down into the most important difference.
    "You are stupid! You are stupid! Oh, and don't forget, you are STUPID!" - Dexter

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    Unfortunately Microsoft Windows does not support Standard C++. From what I have seen, Microsoft C++ is basically the C programming language with classes and inheritance. Due to the poor quality of C++ on the Microsoft OS, you should learn the C programming language very well, infact you may be able to take it all the way with just the C language and very basic rudimentary knowledge of OOP.

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    to finish this thread off, go here:

    http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...&threadid=5352
    (this question has already been answered at least a thousand times before this thread was put in the faq board though. many times i think the topic titles were the exact same as this one)

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    >I wanted to know what the advantages of C++ were to C programing
    There are no advantages in using one over the other, learn them both and don't try to compare and contrast them, it will only confuse you.

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    I started with C then moved onto C++, and I continue to use both, they are both very useful tools in their own right.

    But as Prelude says, learn them both. By doing so you will be doing yourself a favour if you are looking to get into programming proffesionaly.. if not, well, you can never know too little.
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