How does 5e D&D compare to the others?

[sjard]

Originally Posted by isf

You can get either a feat or a attribute bonus every 4 levels rather than both like in 3.5.

More on this topic. The attribute bonus earn points varies heavily by class. Most classes get them roughly every 4 levels, some get more of them, more often, some get less.

The Feat thing, however, is entirely in the category of Optional Rules, so it depends on the DM using them or not.