(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

History of C++


            
             C++ has become one of the most popular programming languages in only a few short years. In nineteen ninety-seven, it was estimated that one point five million people knew how to use C++. C++ owes part of its popularity to C. C resembles C++ so much that programmers of C only had to learn a few changes. C++ is also very practical and powerful at what it does. Compilers are also available relatively easily, and books teaching people how to use C++ are easy to find and purchase. Some examples of books are Al Steven's Teach yourself C++ and Clayton Walnum's Standard C++ Bible. C++ also owes its popularity to some of the new changes incorporated into it. These features allow C++ to be easily written for programs that can"t be maintained. The first of these features is the ability to overload operators. This allows it overload or control every value within the program. C++ also supports what is known as raw pointers. Pointers are simply what they sound like: a function that points the program to another function. Third, C++ supports implicit and explicit type conversations, both built-in and user defined. The program, by controlling all the values, can induce certain outcomes. C++ also supports the preprocessor, which allows library files to be added to the program, among other things. Another reason C++ is popular is because it allows the user to define what is hidden and to what degree (Stevens Teach 5). .
             C, despite how well C++ is doing, is still a popular language. Some people think now that C++ is around, C is no longer needed or used, but that is not true. C++ has not displaced C as the language of choice. "Few good programming languages are ever completely killed off. There are almost always development circumstances in which they excel, and usually there are existing programs to maintain" (Stevens and Walnum 5). C++ does not always cover some of the programming problems programmers run into, but C does in most cases.


Essays Related to History of C++


Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question