C++ is a general-purpose programming language favored by developers for its power and flexibility, which makes it ideal for operating systems, web browsers, search engines (including Google’s ...

The original goal of COBOL was to be a portable high-level language for general data processing. The first COBOL program ran in 1960. In 1962, a Navy study found that COBOL compiled 3 to 11 ...

The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block—Carbon.

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 ...

A programming language that is used to solve a wide variety of problems. Languages such as C, C++ and Java are examples. Contrast with special-purpose language.See general purpose.

Broader compiler support is driving a resurgence in interest in the nearly 35-year-old C++ programming language, which replaces Python in Tiobe's top 3.

To avoid the difficulties, co-founders of a Bengaluru and U.S.-based startup, Julia Computing, developed a general purpose programming language -- Julia -- that can be used by those who aren’t ...