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Stuart Dootson3-Mar-21 1:10
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Gary R. Wheeler3-Mar-21 2:57
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mischasan3-Mar-21 6:46
mischasan3-Mar-21 6:46 
I use C heavily, because it's easier to write cross-platform, cross-compiler code.
In particular, the ABI doesn't change between different (minor!) versions of the compiler.

For performance, C tends to be simpler code for sharp new algorithms.
That's particularly true for data-oriented designs and flow-based programming.
Also for libraries that other (C++) systems depend on.

There are C conventions that make "subclassing" easier. FWIW C99 made that simpler.

Opinion:
I'm tired of C++ trying to fix last version's problems with yet another complicated construct,
(auto_ptr? smart_ptr? unique_ptr? ...) requiring code restructuring in ways that other teams may have problems grokking. C++ seems to prefer hiding things, or at least slapping another coat of paint on them. Like getting from point A to point B via a Hilbert curve.
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