C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1979 at Bell Labs.
It is a general purpose programming language which supports procedural, object-oriented and generic programming.
The main purpose of C++ was to make writing good programs easier and more pleasant for the individual programmer.
It is a high-level programming language, but it includes many low-level facilities to manipulate the computer's memory.
It is the first Object-oriented programming language and most popular after C language.
C++ is a superset of C.
Features of C++
C++ is a compiled, case-sensitive, free-form programming language.
It is used to write device drivers and other softwares.
It is used for teaching and research because of clean basic concepts.
It supports object-oriented programming including four features such as encapsulation, data hiding, inheritance, polymorphism.
An Apple Macintosh or Windows has indirectly used C++ because the primary user interface of these operating systems are written in C++.
ANSI
ANSI stands for American National Standards Institution.
If a program is written in ANSI C++, it guarantees to run on any computer whose supporting software conforms to the standard.
C++ includes ANSI standard as a core language and also includes extra machine-dependent features to allow smooth interaction with different computers' operating systems.
ANSI standard ensures that C++ is portable.
Character Set of C++
Character set is a set of valid characters.
It is a combination of alphabets, digits, special symbols and white spaces.
