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Which are major limitations of C and C++ ?
One i hope is the areas in which it cant be used like AI programming.
Another one is they dont have a GUI IDE like VC++.
C++ not having Garbage Collection.

what Else ?
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>> One i hope is the areas in which it cant be used like AI programming.

Why wouldn't it ? C and C++ are used in pretty much all areas.


>> Another one is they dont have a GUI IDE like VC++.

C and C++ are programming languages. IDE's are not part of the language. They are tools used to develop applications in the language. There are several IDE's available for a wide range of platforms for both C and C++.


>> C++ not having Garbage Collection.

Not in the standard C++, no. You can however add it if you want.



>>  Which are major limitations of C and C++ ?

Can you explain why you're asking this question ? Knowing the context will allow us to help you better ...
>> C++ not having Garbage Collection

Just to augment I8's already very good answer...

That is not a limitation, it is by design. Garbage collection comes with overheads that affect performance. C/C++ are designed to write code that is not impeded by unnecessary house-keeping. You can use smart pointers to (look at autp_ptr, which comes with the C++ langauge) in C++ to provide automatic garbage collection semantics without the overhead of a garbage collection process. Also, trying to write code that relies on deterministic finalization (knowing exactly when an object is destroyed) is not generally possible in garbage collected langauges, this makes them unsuitable for real-time programming, unlike C/C++, which excels in such areas.
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s/standard libraries/standard library/

Don't know why I pluralised that. Thankfully there is only one standard :-)
>> Closures would be nice.
Regex support also, although that looks like it's coming in C++09 with boost::regex :)
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to evilrix:

regex support is part of C++ TR1 library update (which was published couple years ago).  Some C++ compilers have already implemented it.

And like you said, boost also feature regex support.

There wouldn't be a C++09.  The next standard will not be coming quite that fast. :)  Last week C++ Standard meeting just voted to slip the schedule (hopefully) a bit.
>> regex support is part of C++ TR1 library update (which was published couple years ago).  Some C++ compilers have already implemented it.
I know, TR1 isn't part of the ratified standard.

>> The next standard will not be coming quite that fast
Fast? Muhahaha. Last I checked it was due 09. Thanks for the heads up though.
http://www.devsource.com/c/a/Languages/C09-A-Glimpse-into-the-Future/
http://www.devsource.com/c/a/Languages/Grok-The-New-Features-in-Standard-C/
Should we now start calling C++0X "C++1X" to avoid disappointment? There is a lot to look forward to in all this, but I wonder how long it will be before we're debugging an EE question about an rvalue reference on a non-compliant compiler?
to rstaveley:

No, it's still 0X, just that X's base is not 10 anymore. :)
Maybe just C++0When?
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>> Can you explain why you're asking this question ? Knowing the context will allow us to help you better ..

Just for learning purpose.
and, going to face an interview very soon.
so please..
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>> you have to actually know what you're doing when writing code ;)

:))

This is one of the reasons why C++ is called "too complicated". It may be difficult to get the correct result fast when you start from "zero knowledge".

People do not read the good texts like Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckel (also the free electronic version at http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html) and they try to bend their experience with another language. People often want to to use Object Oriented Programming but they want the compiler to tell them what they are doing wrongly... and the bloody C++ compiler talks to them so strangely. :)
I was going to chip in that you won't find a "C++ for Dummies" book, but I see I was wrong. It was written by the author of... "C++ Weekend Crash Course"!?!

I wonder if there's a market for "A complete C++ foundation at breakfast for busy parents".
May I ask why you gave a B grade ? That usually means that something was missing in the answers and/or that something is still unclear. If so, remember that you can always ask for clarification before accepting an answer.