Is c with classes a recommended coding style?
In c++ primer 5, effective c++, essential c++, The C++ Programming Language, essential c++ and other's famous c++ books all suggest us should use more high level behaviors offer by c++.
But they never told us "don't treat c++ as c", so "c with classes" is not that bad in c++(in most of the time)?
But they never told us "don't treat c++ as c", so "c with classes" is not that bad in c++(in most of the time)?
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I'm not sure, but C to C++ is not only a change in available programming means, but also a change in paradigm. What you're saying is to use C++ as a procedural language with classes, instead of using it as an object-oriented language.
If it's bad or not may depend on the situation, but my point is, adding classes changes the programming paradigm, not only adds a syntactic feature. And in object oriented programming you solve problems in a different way than in procedural programming, not only with different means.
That said, as a pragmatic I would advocate to be conscious of the two paradigms and use whichever is best for your problem. C++ seems to be very well suited to that approach.
If it's bad or not may depend on the situation, but my point is, adding classes changes the programming paradigm, not only adds a syntactic feature. And in object oriented programming you solve problems in a different way than in procedural programming, not only with different means.
That said, as a pragmatic I would advocate to be conscious of the two paradigms and use whichever is best for your problem. C++ seems to be very well suited to that approach.
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