Comparison of C and C++

1. C appeared in 1972 while C++ in 1985
2. C influenced by B (BCPL, CPL),ALGOL 68, Assembly while Cpp C, Simula, Ada 83, ALGOL 68,CLU,ML
3. C was developed Dennis Ritchie & Bell Labs while C++ Bjarne Stroustrup
4. C follows the procedural programming paradigm while C++ is a multi-paradigm language (Procedural as well as Object Oriented)
5. In C data is not secured while in C++ data is secured (hidden)
6. C is a low – level language while C++ is a middle level language.
7. C uses the top-down approach while C++ uses the bottom-up approach
8. C is function-driven while C++ is object –driven
9. C++ supports function overloading while C does not
10. We can use functions inside the structure in C++ but not in C
11. The NAMESPACE feature in C++ is absent in case of C
12. The standard input & output in C++ is cout<< & cin>> while C is printf & scanf
13. C++ allows the user of reference variables while C does not
14. C++ supports Exception Handling while C does not
15. The usual filename extensions C is .c while C++ .cc, .cpp, .hh, .hpp