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The following are answers to some questions people might have about
this feature:

        Q: Why do this if C++ already has this?
        A: There are some features that programmers want without getting
        the whole C++ language.  The subset Bob Jervis defined is a
        useful subset (Java is an example of an implentation that
        approximates this subset).  The C committee has always been
        interested in borrowing features from other languages, as
        long as they are proven and well-defined.  Many of the other
        features of C++ are less well-defined (thus the reasoning
        for less support of constructors and destructors).

        Q: Will these classes be compatible with C++?
        A: Yes.  The goal is to have maximum portability among
applications
        that use only these features.

        Q: Doesn't classes belong to C++ and not C?
        A: No.  In fact other languages are investigating these types
        of features as part of their official work items (Cobol for
        sure, I'm not sure about Fortran).

        Q: Why doesn't the committee let C be C?
        A: C isn't the only language that has interest in some features
        like this (see above).  Many customers would like features like
        this without the bulk of C++.

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