C++ was created in 1985 by Danish computer scientist, Bjarne Stroustrup. C++ is the main language used to build Chrome and has been a key language, along with C, for the Android Open Source Project.

“We needed a language that could be ‘taught’ to virtually all students (and faculty) without their having to take a course.” History of C and The Rise of Pascal, C++ and More After BASIC, in the early ...

Code Focused C++ Debugging in Visual Studio: Let's Start with the Basics Debugging is a crucial part of the development process. In this new series of tried and true C++ tips, we look at the basics of ...

As 2011 approaches, eWEEK takes a look at the top 18 programming languages for developers going into the new year. This list is filled with the tried and true. In some instances, some observers ...

As of September 2020, C++ is the fourth most popular programming language globally behind C, Java and Python, and – according to the latest TIOBE index – is also the fastest growing.