What are the biggest strengths of C++?
software infrastructure and resource-constrained applications
What kind of language is it?
a general-purpose programming language.
What do companies like the Free Software Foundation offer?
C++ compilers
Does anyone else offer those?
yes
Who?
Microsoft, Intel, and IBM.
Who standardizes it?
the International Organization for Standardization
What was the last version when this article was written?
C++20
Which version came out in 2014?
"ISO/IEC 14882:2014" (informally known as C++14)
Which on should come out in 2017?
C++17
What month do they expect to see it?
July
Who created C++?
Bjarne Stroustrup
Where did he work?
Bell Labs
When did he start working on it?
1979
Was he trying to improve something?
yes
What?
an efficient and flexible language similar to C
When was it first standardized?
1998
What was the official name?
"ISO/IEC 14882:1998"
What was the next version?
"ISO/IEC 14882:2003"
What was made bigger in C++14?
standard library.
How do you pronounce C++?
"cee plus plus"