Comperison between C and C++ || Programming Languages

Comparison between C and C++ Programming Languages

C Language

Paradigm: Procedural

Classes: Not supported

Structs: Supported

Encapsulation: No

Inheritance: No

Polymorphism: No

Operator Overloading: Limited

Function Overloading: No

Templates: No

Standard Library: Limited

Memory Management: Manual (malloc/free)

Error Handling: Error codes and errno

Name Mangling: No

Compatibility: More compatible with older compilers

C++ Language

Paradigm: Multi-paradigm (procedural, object-oriented, generic)

Classes: Supported

Structs: Supported

Encapsulation: Yes

Inheritance: Supported

Polymorphism: Supported (via virtual functions)

Operator Overloading: Supported

Function Overloading: Supported

Templates: Supported

Standard Library: Extensive (iostream, vectors, etc.)

Memory Management: Manual (via new/delete) and Automatic (via smart pointers)

Error Handling: Exceptions

Name Mangling: Yes (for function overloading)

Compatibility: May require newer compiler versions