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 ...

Apple is the latest tech giant to highlight security problems with C/C++ code in operating systems. The company is addressing memory safety in XNU, the kernel for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and more.

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++ ...

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.

Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, has issued a call for the C++ community to defend the programming language, which has been ...

C++ overtook C in the top three of the TIOBE Programming Language Community Index this month, a significant shakeup following gradual growth of C++ and gradual decline of C over the last year. The ...

Bjarne Stroustrup designed the C++ language in 1979, and the general-purpose language for systems programming has become a mainstay for developers everywhere, despite competition from Java ...

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 ...

For decades, coders wrote critical systems in C and C++. Now they turn to Rust. Many software projects emerge because—somewhere out there—a programmer had a personal problem to solve. That’s ...

What are the main weaknesses of C++ as a programming language? originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Answer by Dima Korolev, Captain of Engineering at Staance, on Quora ...

The programming language C++ will turn 38 years old in 2023, yet remains highly popular, having recently been recognized as the fastest growing programming language since the Covid-19 pandemic.