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On Dec. 11, 1992, I surveyed the Net to determine the most popular extension
to use for C++ code.  Each respondent was permitted multiple votes.
Here are the results:

Total votes: 72

           |      |      |      |      |      |      |
___________|__.C__|__.c__|_.cxx_|__.cc_|_.cpp_|_.c++_|
           |      |      |      |      |      |      |
In favor:  |  9   |  3   |  2   | 16   |  8   |  2   |
___________|______|______|______|______|______|______|
           |      |      |      |      |      |      |
Against:   | 12   |  7   |  5   |  1   |  3   |  4   |
___________|______|______|______|______|______|______|
           |      |      |      |      |      |      |
Total:     | 21   | 10   |  7   | 17   | 11   |  6   |
___________|______|______|______|______|______|______|

The distribution of the votes is very interesting.  The .C extension got the
most votes, but more people voted against than for it, though not by an
overwhelming majority.  Most people who voted against .C did so because it
is not appropriate for machines with case-insensitive file names, including
PC clones.  Some, however, did object to it because it is visually difficult 
to distinguish from .c. The .cc extension is the least controversial, with only
a single respondent objecting to it.

Note that this distribution is counter to the advice given in the FAQ, which
recommends .C for Unix machines and .cpp or .cxx for DOS and OS/2.

Respondents agreed that there was no standard or consensus yet.

-- 
Peter Webb 					webb@hks.com
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