Powerful, flexible, complex: The origins of C++ date back 40 years, yet it remains one of the most widely used programming languages today. TechRepublic spoke to C++ creator, Bjarne Stroustrup, to ...

The vaunted C++ programming language, which overtook Java last month in the monthly Tiobe Index of language popularity, was the index’s biggest gainer in 2022, Tiobe announced this week. C++ ...

C++ is "doing very well", Tiobe CEO Paul Jansen, says in the company's September 2020 index for the world's most popular programming languages. C++ currently ranks fourth, behind C, Java, and Python.

Language wars inevitably end up with people saying “Choose the right tool for the job.” Of course, that never seems to satisfy those diehards who think their tool is the right tool for every job.

C++ emerged in 1985 and remains one of the most popular languages, in part due to its performance. It is standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the latest ...

C++ is the workhorse language at Microsoft, which uses C++ to build many of its core applications. C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multiparadigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language.

Elsewhere in the TIOBE Index, the programming language Go rose to position seven, a year-over-year doubling of its spot in the rankings. Rust reached an all-time high of 17th place.

C++, which sees a significant amount of use within Google, is similarly a successor of sorts to the original C programming language.