Hey everyone, I've always wanted to start learning C++ and I love programming.

A few weeks ago I downloaded some tutorials and in a few hours I could write some nice basic programs with loops etc.
I'm planning on reading some C++ books this vacation and learning C++ from the ground up. I've got previous experience with programming in form of Java.

So, I was wondering is there any drawback to learning C++ and not knowing C?
I know C++ is the superset of C but still, why would I learn C when I could learn C++?