What are the differences between C and C++?

Here are some differences between C and C.

• Compared with C, C is a subset of C. All valid C programs are valid C programs.
• C is a structured or procedural programming language, while C is an object-oriented programming language.
• In C, functions are the basic building blocks, and in C, objects are the basic building blocks.
• C does not have variable references, while C has variable references.
• C uses malloc and free for memory allocation, while C uses new and delete for memory allocation.
• C does not provide direct error handling support, but C supports exception handling, which helps error detection and smooth processing.
• C does not support function and operator overloading, while C supports function and operator overloading.
• C does not support generic programming, but templates in C allow writing generic programs.
• C does not support namespaces, but C supports namespaces.

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