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What is the difference between C and C++ and what does C++ stand for?

  • I signed up for C++ at my school for fall and they do not offer C. What should I do if I have not done programing before but I do know some html? Are there any basic guides for C++?

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    Its all a bit complicated, but, C++ is an Object Oriented programming language where standard C was not. Basically, you can build sets of code and embed them inside one another and have them relate to one another. You could not do this easily in C language. Such a code set is called a Class. This comes in real handy when trying to make computer instructions that depend on one another and reuse one another. It made writing programs Object Oriented rather than something that had to be processed line by line in a linear sequence. As far as I'm concerned, I was glad to learn C++ and not bother with C at all. C++ actually made more sense to me. The best guide for learning C++ is to take the classes. Programming with it takes a different way of thinking and you'll need to learn how to think that way. It will take you a while to master it, but it is very powerful and very useful in making computer programs of any kind.

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The name originates in the language itself. C++ was originally supposed to be called D, but the guys who came up with it thought it would be more clever to call it C++ (the increment operator in C). So, C++ is like C, but "one greater." Keep in mind that C++ is fully backwards compatible with C. You'll learn most of C by coding in C++ but will likely skip over the low-level system interface(s). There are plenty of good intro books on the subject - go to amazon and pick a cheap one. Unless you're going to be coding for embedded systems or in the Linux kernel, C++ is the way to go. Its object-oriented capabilities make writing code easier.

Eric H

I fully agree with Eric H and MrM. C++ is definitely the way to go, and hey, Eric H, good call on the increment (++) being attached to C, haha, I never saw it that way, lol. well, as for the asker, here are a few good books to learn up on C++ in conjunction with your classes: Using C++: An Introduction To Programming ISBN: 0-534-39146-X By Hennefeld, Baker and Burchard and also: Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example by Andrew Koenig and Barbara E. Moo ISBN: 0-201-70353-X

Broken M

First there was A Then there was C then there was C++, nothing stands for anything as far as I know the ++ is becaseu ti's the one after C Stragely there was not B!

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