C++ as a way to use private types in C

[larry@JPL-VLSI.ARPA]

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If you want private types in C the best way is to get a C++ to C translator. 
There are at least three available for the PC family and several for various
minis.  (I understand AT&T has compilers (as opposed to translators) for
some of their 3B computers also.)

C++ is very similar to Ada, except for tasking where the older C-style
facilities are used.  It's also upwardly compatible with C except for some
minor details; for instance, you can't use the about a half-dozen keywords
C++ uses.  It also has an advantage over Ada in that functions are data
objects, so can be passed as parameters, etc.

C++ also has a number of disadvantages, most fostered by a need to remain
compatible with C felt by its its designers (primarily Bjourne Stroustrup
but with a lot of input from the prime C theorists at AT&T).

Has anyone on the list done a detailed comparison between C++ and Ada?

               Larry @ jpl-vlsi.arpa