Image: National Academy of Engineering. C++’s origins date back to 1979, when Bjarne Stroustrup, the programming language’s creator, first began work on the language that was then known as ...

The paper notes that C++ has an image problem when it comes to safety, but puts that down to other languages marketing themselves as safe, which the authors argue ignores the advances in safety ...

The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block—Carbon.

Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto. One of the challenges for people pursuing a career in programming is deciding which languages to learn. With so many languages used for different purposes ...

Mastering the C programming language - a classic code environment used to build software, apps, and whole operating systems - is a great skill, and Mac OS X makes it easy to learn. Here's how to ...

C++ went on to become one of the most popular programming languages ever created. It was designed to be a “general use” language: It can be run on just about any platform, and it shows up ...