C++ Programming

C++ was developed in 1980s in the Bell Laboratories by Bjarne Stroustrup as an
object oriented programming language. This language is considered by many as an
extension of the programming language C. The extension of programming language
C to create C++ is obtained by adding classes to C. This is why C++ was initially
called "C with Classes". The C++ programming language derives its
name from the increment operator used in C, which increments the value of a variable.
The symbolic name of C++ rightly indicates that this language is enhanced version
of C.

Features
of C++ Programming Language:-

1. C++ programming language is highly flexible, versatile and very powerful programming language for developing any software specially the system software namely operating system, compilers etc.
2. C++ is most ideally suited language for development of reusable programs, which is very important to keep the production cost minimum.


Comparison of C++ Programming Language

Let us see how C++ compares
with other programming languages. All the programming languages can be divided
into two categories:-

1. Problem oriented languages or High-level languages: These languages have been designed to give a better programming efficiency, i.e. faster program development. Examples of languages falling in this category are FORTRAN, BASIC etc.
2. Machine oriented languages or Low-level programming languages. These languages have been designed to give a better machine efficiency, i.e. faster program execution. Examples of programming languages falling in this category are Assembly Language and Machine Language.