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compatibility to C

There is no need to have a paragraph regarding compatibility with other languages (including C) here. C++ is meanwhile a separate language. That it once was a superset of the then existing C is only of historical importance.ExcessPhase (talk) 22:07, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bjarne Stroustrup considers it worth mentioning, he devotes a chapter to it in The C++ Programming Language (advanced) and Programming Principles and Practice (Beginners). I have removed the C++11 list though, and transferred it to the C++11 page (as it is better suited there). mthinkcpp (talk) 13:34, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Unknown errors can be caught"...

Wrong. Errors cannot be caught. Unknown types of exceptions can be caught... — Preceding unsigned comment added by ExcessPhase (talk • contribs) 22:15, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. mthinkcpp (talk) 13:22, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Turing complete

Why does it say "turing complete" in the description of templates. A template cannot run any expression a computer can compute at compile time. Who the hell has got turing complete in their head that side and keeps typing "turing complete" on anything to do with software. So what, who cares? move it to a philosophy page about the topic instead. It is nonsensical garbage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.8.216.58 (talk) 18:55, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Typo in the first sentence of 'Static storage duration objects': Static storage duration objects are _____create____ before main()... 93.120.189.135 (talk) 15:21, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} 20:35, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The Hello World example should return something as it`s int.

80.54.47.220 (talk) 12:47, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The reference does not include that (return 0;), please see it (Book: The C++ Programming Language 3rd or 4th edition) for an explanation why. mthinkcpp (talk) 14:57, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]