C++ is a general-purpose programming language. It was created by Bjarne Stroustrup, with work on the project beginning in 1979, and the first public version of the language was published in 1985. The name C++ is related to the principles around which Stroustrup built his language. He took the "C" language as a basis and tried to add the concept of classes to it. Thus the "C with classes" project was born. What followed was a long evolution that eventually gave birth to the C++ language.
The main feature that differentiates it from its predecessor is the capability of object-oriented programming (OOP). OOP is a paradigm in which programming code is separated into classes, objects, and methods that store necessary information and communicate with each other when needed. This programming concept is opposed to the concept of procedural programming, in which a program is sequentially executing instructions (computational steps). OOP brings a more abstract attitude to program code, allowing programmers to focus more on program logic.
In spite of this more abstract level, C++ has retained enough properties that are common to lower-level programming languages. One of these is memory management. This is a key element in programming with C++, as unlike higher level languages (where this activity is done automatically). This property (of manual memory management) makes C++ a language that is suitable for programs that will run in a hardware environment with more limited resources.
In recent years C and C++ are still two of the most popular programming languages used. The syntax and concepts of C, especially, has stood the test of time, and you can see them being carried on to other popular programming languages, even the modern ones, such as Go.
Even if you are going to build web applications or fancy web front-end components for the rest of your life, learning C will help you understand how software and hardware actually interact. Besides, C and C++ are everywhere. When you are searching for a job there are so many offers with C and C++.
Most operating system kernels are written in C, including but not limited to Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android and so on. There are also some modern browsers that are also written in C/C++. Some of them are Chrome, Firefox etc.
Modern game engines are written in C/C++, like Unity3D, Unreal Engine, cocos2d-x etc.
As mentioned above, programming languages compilers and interpreters are implemented in C/C++ too.
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