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why anyone would start a new program or module to a higher level language in C rather than C++

Linus gives very good reasons for C vs. C++ here: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/57643...

I personally don't have anything against C++, it is a perfect solution for some problems, but sometimes C may be a better choice.

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This is a silly rant. All he really says is that too many C++ programmers have bad taste, in his opinion.

C++ is objectively a far more powerful and expressive language than C.

I largely agree with you. If I "hate" C++ so much, why do I program in it? The answer is that sometimes I need my code to be very fast, and C++ has language features making abstraction easier than C or Fortran. I think the main reason people choose C instead of C++ is that it is common to overuse C++'s language features, and if you target C, this is impossible. Otherwise, just take "new" and "delete" and write the rest of your program in C...

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