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From: jans@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM (Jan Steinman)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: C++ : A free lunch ?
Message-ID: <4164@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM>
Date: 28 Oct 88 16:52:40 GMT
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
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<<We are fairly new users of C++ and are wondering what the run time costs are 
of using C++ instead of C.>>

<C++ generates C.  A properly written program will run in equivalent time.>

This is typical of those who think of C++ merely as a subset of C, however, in 
order to make best use of its object-oriented features you should count on the 
run-time overhead that virtual functions, constructors, and destructors impose. 
 If you aren't going to write object-oriented code, stick to C -- it's much 
simpler.

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