C++ Definition and 81 Discussions

C++ () is a general-purpose programming language created by Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension of the C programming language, or "C with Classes". The language has expanded significantly over time, and modern C++ now has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation. It is almost always implemented as a compiled language, and many vendors provide C++ compilers, including the Free Software Foundation, LLVM, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, and IBM, so it is available on many platforms.C++ was designed with an orientation toward system programming and embedded, resource-constrained software and large systems, with performance, efficiency, and flexibility of use as its design highlights. C++ has also been found useful in many other contexts, with key strengths being software infrastructure and resource-constrained applications, including desktop applications, video games, servers (e.g. e-commerce, web search, or databases), and performance-critical applications (e.g. telephone switches or space probes).C++ is standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), with the latest standard version ratified and published by ISO in December 2020 as ISO/IEC 14882:2020 (informally known as C++20). The C++ programming language was initially standardized in 1998 as ISO/IEC 14882:1998, which was then amended by the C++03, C++11, C++14, and C++17 standards. The current C++20 standard supersedes these with new features and an enlarged standard library. Before the initial standardization in 1998, C++ was developed by Danish computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Labs since 1979 as an extension of the C language; he wanted an efficient and flexible language similar to C that also provided high-level features for program organization. Since 2012, C++ has been on a three-year release schedule with C++23 as the next planned standard.

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    Euler Method in C++

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  2. user366312

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    I Phase singularities in C++

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    Why are struct use for linked list and classes used for binary tree. honestly what is the different between a class and a struct? I have a teacher one tell me that a class was a struct on steroids. but what does that really mean ?
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    Comp Sci Template for the STL

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    Comp Sci Class and vector

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    Comp Sci Cin.ignore remove first character

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    Comp Sci Generate random numbers in C++

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  11. Adec

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    C/C++ C++ Program Suddenly Ends after Reading Huge Data

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  13. Vick

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  16. adamaero

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  17. JayZ0198

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    Comp Sci C++ File Output

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  21. davidfur

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    Dynamic Programming - Restoring white space between words in a file

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  26. YoungPhysicist

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  27. SchroedingersLion

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    Comp Sci Using a custom constructor in a C++ class

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    Comp Sci C++ overloading function

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    Comp Sci C++ program, fork gymnastics

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    File contents deletion

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    Write a function that will find a temperature....

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    Comp Sci Book Database Implementation C++

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    C/C++ Velocity Verlet C++ implementation

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  40. Fabio Kopp

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  41. Const@ntine

    Comp Sci Cylinder Area (C++)

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  43. Const@ntine

    Comp Sci C++: Method of Minimum Squares used for System Solving

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  44. Const@ntine

    Comp Sci Function Derivatives & Sines (C++)

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    C/C++ How to open a window in just C++ (g++ linux) ?

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  46. AHashemi

    C/C++ Optimize C++ to use for computational physics?

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  47. Z

    What is the best textbook for learning C++?

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  48. LeftMyHeartInErebor

    Courses C++ and fortran?

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    How can link external libraries from the cmd?

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  50. Hughng

    Comp Sci Difference between two dates C++

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