C++ is widely considered the most fundamental of programming languages and requires students to learn about how computers store data and interpret code in order to create functional programs.

C++’s origins date back to 1979, when Bjarne Stroustrup, the programming language’s creator, first began work on the language that was then known as “C with Classes”.

C++ and Java follow a traditional object-oriented programming (OOP) approach that uses a hierarchical class structure with inheritance for objects. They both support abstract classes to provide ...