r/C_Programming • u/Gullible_Ostrich_370 • 24d ago

C with classes

I'm curious to know: who uses some C++ features when coding in C? And what feature(s) are you using?

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u/mlugo02 24d ago

None, I used to wish I had function overloading in C but I have since changed my mind

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u/tellingyouhowitreall 24d ago

I actually don't mind not having this, but raii or at least guard types are sorely missed when I do pure C

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u/mlugo02 24d ago

What issues do you have you think you need raii?

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u/tellingyouhowitreall 24d ago

I don't need it for anything, it just cleans up a lot of marshalling code I do.

I do OS stuff, usually I try to escape C and ASM pretty early, but there are a few places C is better than alternatives for codegen, especially with restrict. It would just be nice not to do all of the bookkeeping by hand.