Introduction
C++ is a general-purpose programming language created by Bjarne Stroustrup in the early 1980s. It is an extension of the C language, adding object-oriented programming (OOP) features.
What is C++
History
Created by: Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Labs.
Year: Development began in 1979, and the first version (then called "C with Classes") was released in 1983 as C++.
Purpose: To add object-oriented programming (OOP) features to the C language, while keeping its speed and low-level power.