C++ Programming/Code/Standard C Library/IO

Standard C I/O The Standard C Library includes routines that are somewhat outdated, but due to the history of the C++ language and its objective to maintain compatibility these are included in the package. C I/O calls still appear in old code (not only ANSI C 89 but even old C++ code). Its use today may depend on a large number of factors, the age of the code base or the level of complexity of the project or even based on the experience of the programmers. Why use something you are not familiar with if you are proficient in C and in some cases C-style I/O routines are superior to their C++ I/O counterparts, for instance they are more compact and may be are good enough for the simple projects that don't make use of classes. If you're learning I/O for the first time you probably should program using the C++ I/O system and not bring legacy I/O systems into the mix. Learn C-style I/O only if you have to.