What's the difference between C and C++???

[gmanr26]

curious.. and asking... and please dont respond saying ask google.. i'm asking you guys for a reason...

[Utech22]

C++ is coded from a object oriented approach.

[Powpow]

I think he needs a simpler definition than that.

Something like C contains a few libraries and is not as simple to code with like c++ which has classes that should make repeating codes in the program easier, etc.

[norminator]

basically c++ takes on a object oriented approach and c a procedural

[Juelz]

Basically you have C which is better for writing functions to support real programs, it's those programs that execute in the background every moment your machine is on but you just don't know it.

C++ can do everything C can plus much more with cool new libraries and functionality. With these additions, it's much easier to write real programs - the ones that accept commands, data, etc. from users and perform some action/ provides a result. For eg, bitcomet (a free torrent program) is written in C++. You tell it what torrents you want to download and it carries it out to the end.

[AllenJ]

c was before c++. the name c++ is programming speak for "c + 1" - hence an upgrade in the "paradigm" or approach if you will. c programs are built around the idea of passing data to functions and returning processed data from those functions. this is procedural programming. c++ has those same features as well as a new idea of object oriented programming - where the data and the functions are more closely tied together so it makes it easier to write really complex programs in a more natural way.

[sking]

What kind of question is that? There are many differences between C and C++, do you want a list of all the differences?

[Mixmasterxp]

I think he needs a simpler definition than that.

one have 1 character and the other one have 3 characters.

[psybuck2002us]

1. Syntax varies slightly
2. C++ use a object oriented approach, thereby promoting code reuse and less coding
3. C has faster execution times than C++.

The fact that you can include C code in a C++ project without changing anything illustrates the nature of the languages. In order words C and C++ are the same. The only difference is that one has a richer library of code and applys more modern programming paradigms.

[BUBBA]

1. Syntax varies slightly
2. C++ use a object oriented approach, thereby promoting code reuse and less coding
3. C has faster execution times than C++.

The fact that you can include C code in a C++ project without changing anything illustrates the nature of the languages. In order words C and C++ are the same. The only difference is that one has a richer library of code and applys more modern programming paradigms.

well this sounds reasonable