C++ is not technically a superset of C. Here are a few examples that are valid in C, but not C++:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;stackoverflow.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;1201840&#x2F;111426" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;stackoverflow.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;1201840&#x2F;111426</a><p>However, it&#x27;s close enough that I generally agree with your point.