C++’s origins date back to 1979, when Bjarne Stroustrup, the programming language’s creator, first began work on the language that was then known as “C with Classes”.

Apple is the latest tech giant to highlight security problems with C/C++ code in operating systems. The company is addressing memory safety in XNU, the kernel for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and more.

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 ...

C++ Programming Languages Software Development. ... The language itself will turn 40 years old this year, having debuted as C with Classes in fall 1979. The name was changed to C++ in 1984.

C++ 23, a planned upgrade to the popular programming language, is now feature-complete, with capabilities such as standard library module support.On the horizon is a subsequent release, dubbed C++ 26.

1985: The first official reference guide for the C++ programming language is published. The author, Bjarne Stroustrup, is also the language’s creator. Stroustrup had been hacking away at his ...

C++ overtook C in the top three of the TIOBE Programming Language Community Index this month, a significant shakeup following gradual growth of C++ and gradual decline of C over the last year. The ...

The International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) C++ group, Working Group 21 (WG21), has agreed upon the finalized version of 'C++20', the first major update to the 35 year-old ...