3. Types and typing

At first glance, C++'s typing may seem very similar to that of C. In reality, although they share many points in common, the two languages are based on quite different systems. In particular, C++'s typing is more constrained than C's, its type algebra is more extensive and types are more expressive (for example, because they allow the expression of function overloading, subtyping relationships or parametric types). This is a brief overview of C++ typing, excluding object-layer features. These will be presented later 6 ...