SEE: Top 5 programming languages for systems admins to learn (free PDF) (TechRepublic ... Stroustrup notes that it is difficult to pinpoint exactly where C++ is used, and for what.

Software-testing firm Tiobe, which maintains a monthly tracker of the popularity of the vast array of programming languages available ... Jensen notes C++ gained in popularity when the C++11 ...

A group working on the development of the hugely popular C++ ... paper notes the NSA's recent recommendation for organizations to "consider making a strategic shift from programming languages ...