"Not so bad idea considering that any C program, with modern compilers, can be
compiled as cpp with no problem."
That is wildly incorrect. C and C++ (which is what I assume "cpp" means) are
different languages.
Here's a C program that conforms to ISO 9899-1999. Try compiling it as C++.
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#include <stdlib.h>
char *new(void) {return malloc(1);}
int main(void) {new(); return EXIT_SUCCESS;}
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C++ has additional keywords, which invade the C application identifier
namespace. It has different syntax and semantics for the void keyword,
particularly in the case of function declarations. It has different semantics
for void* pointers. It has different rules for numeric-parameter promotions.
And so on.
People who think C++ is a superset of C are sadly mistaken, and programmers who
act on that assumption are dangerous.
Michael Wojcik
Technology Specialist, Micro Focus
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