XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-03 20:43, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 07:03:38 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >   
   >> I once created an audio playback app with class hierarchies in C, rather   
   >> than C++. It was an interesting experiment, and it worked. But that's   
   >> the last time I tried that.   
   >   
   > A class is a glorified struct. I remember heated discussions at one of the   
   > Boston Computer Society's meeting before 'C++' became a name about 'C with   
   > Classes' and whether a new language was needed.   
   >   
   > 'C with Classes' is now a derogatory term that describes the sort of C++ I   
   > write. Charles Petzhold has written a number of books on programming for   
   > Windows. He has an intense dislike for C++ so if you can track down some   
   > of the first editions of 'Programming Windows' they are all C. The 6th   
   > edition was C# which he said was what should have been all along.   
      
   What's the difference between C++ and C#? (I don't know how to pronounce   
   that one).   
      
      
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