C++

High-level programming language

C++ is a high-level, general-purpose programming language created by Danish computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup. Wikipedia

File extension: .cpp

Family: C

First appeared: 1985; 39 years ago

Paradigms: Multi-paradigm: procedural, imperative, functional, object-oriented, generic, modular

Preview release: C++23 / 19 March 2023; 13 months ago

Stable release: C++20 (ISO/IEC 14882:2020) / 15 December 2020; 3 years ago

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