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"rbowman",

C++ can be ridiculous, but it doesn't have to be.

It takes a few minutes to
convert your 32 bit code to 64 bit.

Likewise, it takes a few minutes to
convert your code from C to C++.

Converting to Unicode, from Windows-1252
takes longer but, still, it's no big deal.

Why move to C++ ?
I like "int &Sq = Me ? MySq : HisSq",
"//" style comments, and declaring variables anywhere.

I do NOT like the stricter type checking,
but I use templates and I override functions...
so that's the price I must pay, I guess.