C++, pronounced as “see plus plus,” is a general-purpose object-oriented programming (OOP) language, developed by Bjarne Stroustrup, as an extension of the C programming language.
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In 1979, Bjarne Stroustrup started to work on “C with Classes.”
In 1983, Rick Mascitti coined the name “C++” and was chosen to replace “C with Classes.”
C++ 1.0 was released in October 1985.
In 1989, C++ 2.0 was completed.
Visual C++ 1, or Visual C++ version 1.0, is an implementation of the C++ programming language by Microsoft and released on February 1993.
C++98 was released in September 1998.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released C++98, the first C++ standard, ISO/IEC 14882:1998, in September 1998.
C++03 was released in October 2003.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the C++03 standard, ISO/IEC 14882:2003, in October 2003.
Ecma, a standards organization for information and communication systems, released ECMA-372, C++/CLI, First Edition, in December 2005.
C++11 was released in September 2011.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the C++11 standard, ISO/IEC 14882:2011, in September 2011.
Ecma released ECMA-335, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), in June 2012.
C++ 2014 was released in August 2014.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the C++14 standard, ISO/IEC 14882:2014, in August 2014.
In 2015, Bjarne Stroustrup, with Microsoft, Red Hat, and Facebook, initiated the C++ Core Guidelines to develop coding guidelines.
C++ 2017 was released in December 2017.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the C++17 standard, ISO/IEC 14882:2017, in December 2017.
C++20 was released on December 15, 2020.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the C++20 standard, ISO/IEC 14882:2020, on December 15, 2020.
C++23 was released on October 19, 2024.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the C++23 standard, ISO/IEC 14882:2024, on October 19, 2024.
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