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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: To C or not to C++
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:11:08 -0700
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Muttley@dastardlyhq.com writes:
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:07:38 +0300
> Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> wrote:
>>12.08.2022 17:43 Muttley@dastardlyhq.com kirjutas:
>>> 
>>> Rubbish. I've got multi thousand line originally C programs which I've
>>happily
>>> compiled with C++ compilers in C++ mode due to a few minor C++ additions.
>>
>>This does not make it idiomatic C++ code.
>
> I write my C++ code just like my C code except with C++ extensions so I've no
> idea what point you're making.

I think his point is that you write non-idiomatic C++ code.

Which you can certainly do if you like, but most of us don't.

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */