What are the benefits are programming in C over C++
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicates:</strong><br />
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/632474/c-over-c">C over C++</a><br />
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/497786/why-would-anybody-use-c-over-c">Why would anybody use C over C++?</a><br />
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/482574/whats-the-advantage-of-using-c-over-c-or-is-there-one">What&#8217;s the advantage of using C over C++ or is there one?</a>  </p>
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<p>I have seen some open source projects that are done in C and I am curious to know if there is something to be gained using C or if it is just a personal preference.</p>
