July 01, 2002
C and C++: SiblingsBjarne Stroustrup
We're at a crossroads for compatibility between C and C++. Can siblings go their separate ways and still remain on speaking terms? In this first of three parts, Bjarne provides context for the discussion.
Figure 1: The C family tree. A solid line means a massive inheritance of features, a dashed line means the borrowing of major features, and a dotted line means the borrowing of minor features. To simplify, I have left features that appeared almost simultaneously in both languages unrepresented
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