What is C++?

What is C++?

C++ is a popular, high-performance programming language. It's one of the languages that powers a huge chunk of the modern world.

Where did it come from?

C++ is an extension of an older language called C. They belong to the same syntax family, so code in C++ reads a lot like "C with extras".

What is C++ used for?

• Games and game engines
• Operating systems
• Web browsers
• Embedded software (the tiny computers inside cars and cameras)
• Databases and other big, speed-hungry programs

Object-oriented programming

C++ gives you classes and objects, which help you organize code into reusable blueprints. This way of coding is called object-oriented programming, and it's a big idea in C++.

Compiled and fast

C++ is a compiled language. The entire program is translated into the computer's own language before it runs, so the finished executable runs very fast.

TL;DR

• C++ is a popular, high-performance language.
• It's an extension of C and shares the C syntax family.
• Used for games, operating systems, browsers, and embedded systems.
• It's object-oriented, compiled, and fast.