Is there any reason to use C instead of C++ for embedded development?

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I have two compilers on my hardware C++ and C89

I\'m thinking about using C++ with classes but without polymorphism (to avoid vtables). The main r

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A good reason and sometimes the only reason is that there is still no C++ compiler for the specific embedded system. This is the case for example for Microchip PIC micro-controllers. They are very easy to write for and they have a free C compiler (actually, a slight variant of C) but there is no C++ compiler in sight.