computer chapter 7

C++ is a multi-paradigm programming language that supports object oriented programming (OOP) created by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1983 at Bell labs, C++ is an extension of C programming and the programs written in C language can run in C++ compiler.

The development of C++ actually began four years before its release, in 1979. It did not start with the name C++. Its first name was C with classes.

In the late part of 1983, C with classes was first used for AT&T’s internal programming needs. Its name was changed to C++ later in the same year.

It is of course also used in a wide range of other application domains, notable graphics programming. C++ supports inheritance through class derivation. Dynamic binding is provided by Virtual class function.

C++ is used by programmers to develop computer software

It is used to create general system software

Used to build drivers for various computer devices

Software for servers and software for specific

applications

Used in the creation of video games.

C++ is relatively-low level and is a systems programming language.

It has a large community

It has a relatively clear and mature standard.

Reusability and readability