Comment Comment by flukus > It is not possible for a C program to be faster than the C++ version.That is simply not true and easily demonstrably false: https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...> Compile the C program with a C++ compiler, and they are exactly the same.Why would I compile a C program with a C++ compiler? But in any case the above link both used gcc and shared most of the compiler backend.> If you knew C++ I could go into more detail, but if you knew C++ we would not need to have this conversation.Your assumptions is wrong on multiple levels, I know C++ (admittedly rusty though) and it is not self evident, the opposite in fact. parent flukus 7 years ago
That is simply not true and easily demonstrably false: https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...
> Compile the C program with a C++ compiler, and they are exactly the same.
Why would I compile a C program with a C++ compiler? But in any case the above link both used gcc and shared most of the compiler backend.
> If you knew C++ I could go into more detail, but if you knew C++ we would not need to have this conversation.
Your assumptions is wrong on multiple levels, I know C++ (admittedly rusty though) and it is not self evident, the opposite in fact.