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.

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Powerful, flexible, complex: The origins of C++ date back 40 years, yet it remains one of the most widely used programming languages today. TechRepublic spoke to C++ creator, Bjarne Stroustrup, to ...

A working draft of the standard for the next revision of the C programming language, referred to for now as “C2x,” is now available for review.

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.

Broader compiler support is driving a resurgence in interest in the nearly 35-year-old C++ programming language, which replaces Python in Tiobe's top 3.

Wired speaks to Bjarne Stroustup -- the inventor of the C++ programming language -- 25 years after its invention 1985: The first official reference guide for the C++ programming language is published.

In addition, for many implementations, users can create functions with the “C” programming language. These capabilities let users create new function blocks for projects and applications to promote ...

Carbon, the latest programming language to be built within Google, was unveiled today as an experimental successor to C++.

For example, the C programming language has ISO and ANSI standards and has already been implemented as different proprietary tools, such as Visual C++, C++Builder, and others.

C++ overtook C in the top three of the TIOBE Programming Language Community Index this month, a significant shakeup following gradual growth of C++ and gradual decline of C over the last year.