a 'hell'; b 'o, w'; c 'orld'; B is an ancient language, the precursor to C. Hello World may actually date back even earlier, to 1967 and a language called BCPL, but there’s no firm evidence of this.

C++ emerged in 1985 and remains one of the most popular languages, in part due to its performance. It is standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the latest ...