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by pjmlp 2123 days ago
While I agree with C/C++ term as shorthand for "C and C++" as it is widely used across ISO papers, C++ books and FAANG official documentation, I don't care about C and ISO C++ doesn't require C++ compilers to also bundle a C compiler in the package.

That is an historical accident of C compiler vendors adopting C++ and C++ being also a language out of Bell Labs.