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.

“For example, extracting floating point numbers with iostreams is up to nineteen times faster,” John Montgomery, Microsoft director of program management for Visual Studio, said in a blog post.

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.

Held in conjunction with the IWOCL event, the Distributed & Heterogeneous Programming in C/C++ event takes place May 13, 2019 in Boston. "This will be the 3rd DHPCC++ event in partnership with IWOCL, ...