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by AnimalMuppet 3037 days ago
> Also, C++ uses a lot more memory...

Depends on how you use it. "If you don't use it, you don't pay for it" is the C++ philosophy. If you use it as "C with objects", it should use no more memory than C with structs. If you use it as "C with polymorphism", it should use no more memory than C with function pointers.