===================================== MODERATOR'S COMMENT:

The answers to questions about C++ history are in "The Design and
Evolution of C++" by Bjarne Stroustrup, available in fine bookstores
everywhere. :-)


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I saw someone observe today that since 'class' and 'struct' are
so similar, why did anyone bother to introduce the 'class'
keyword?

Did the two have a substantially different meaning early in the
evolution of C++ ? If so, when was 'struct' modified to have its
current meaning?

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