C plus plus

C++ (pronounced "see plus plus", IPA: /si? pl?s pl?s/) is a general-purpose computer programming language. It is a statically typed free-form multi-paradigm language supporting procedural programming, data abstraction, object-oriented programming, and generic programming. Since the 1990s, C++ has been one of the most popular commercial programming languages.

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IPA - Computer - Programming language - Statically typed - Free-form - Multi-paradigm language - Procedural programming - Data abstraction - Object-oriented programming - Generic programming - 1990s

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Bell Labs' Bjarne Stroustrup developed C++ (originally named "C with Classes") during the 1980s as an enhancement to the C programming language. Enhancements started with the addition of classes, followed by, among many features, virtual functions, operator overloading, multiple inheritance, templates, and exception handling. The C++ programming language standard was ratified in 1998 as ISO/IEC 14882:1998, the current version of which is the 2003 version, ISO/IEC 14882:2003. A new version of the standard (known informally as C++0x) is being developed.

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Bell Labs - Bjarne Stroustrup - Class - 1980s - C programming language - Virtual functions - Operator overloading - Multiple inheritance - Templates - Exception handling - 1998 - ISO/IEC 14882 - 2003

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