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”.

Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, has issued a call for the C++ community to defend the programming language, which has been shunned by cybersecurity agencies and technical experts in recent ...

C++, Go, Rust and cybersecurity shine in O'Reilly Media's analysis, but Python, Java and Javascript still rule. Programming languages: Python dominates, but developers are adding these new ...

As Jansen notes, C++ hit a high point in 2003 with a 17.53% share that put it in the top three programming languages. One possible reason for the resurgence in interest in C++ is the arrival of C++20.

C and C++, two of the most widely used programming languages, are not memory-safe by default. And while developers can make them safer through diligent adherence to best practices and the application ...

C++ went on to become one of the most popular programming languages ever created. It was designed to be a “general use” language: It can be run on just about any platform, and it shows up ...

Programming Languages in Use. ... Object-oriented language styled after C/C++ from Google. Go was made public in 2012. See Go. Groovy. Java-based language that simplifies various functions.

In winning the designation for 2020, Python jumped 2.01 percentage points last year in the Tiobe Index of language popularity, edging out C++, which increased 1.99 percentage points.

Microsoft's C# programming language continues to slide in the latest SlashData usage report out for Q3 2020. That report is the "Developer Economics State of the Developer Nation, 19th Edition," just ...