Question

What's so great about C++? I'm just starting to learn about it and I still don't get the point of object-oriented programming; getters and setters and encapsulation can be done with C structs.

Answer 1

And polymorphism with function pointers.

Answer 2

and more structs :-D

Answer 3

C structures ("structs") do not support
1. Member Functions (for polymorphism)
2. Access Specifiers (for so-called "data hiding")
3. Inheritance
C is a structured programming language (only one paradigm)

One the other hand, C++ is a multi paradigm programming lanaguage as it supports object oriented programming (to some extent) and structured programming.

Will you please explain polymorphism via function pointers?

Answer 4

Nobody explains object-oriented C better than http://www.cs.rit.edu/~ats/books/ooc.pdf

Answer 5

gud link

Answer 6

Here's a more detailed explanation: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/PolyC.aspx

Answer 7

C++'s strength is in templates and RAII. and while the object-oriented stuff can easily be replicated in C, it's much nicer in C++.