C++

C++ (pronounced "C Plus Plus") is a general-purpose and system-level object-oriented programming language. It is commonly regarded as a middle-level language as it incorporates features of both high-level and low-level programming languages. Bjarne Stroustrup started developement of C++ in 1979 while at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. He initially called it "C with Classes" but in 1983 the name was changed to C++. C++ source code is compiled to machine code for the target platform.