C++

American

[see-pluhs-pluhs] / ˈsiˈplʌsˈplʌs /

noun

Computers. a high-level programming language, a descendant of C, with the ability to manipulate object-oriented features.

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Even Microsoft’s own Office desktop apps use the C and C++ language in ways that aren’t typically taught in coding school, he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

A long tranche of C++ mixed with chains of organic chemistry, Brandt motors, and piles of trash whose syntax I was incapable of deciphering flowed across the visor.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023

Bard will be able to code in 20 programming languages including Java, C++ and Python, and can also help debug and explain code to users, Google said on Friday.

From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2023

"You know, it's, 'You should be going to four year college and learning C++ programming, not working in the trades.'"

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2023

Among the languages and near-languages it supports are: C, C++, Objective-C, Perl, Python, m4, Ada, Pascal, Java, awk, Tcl/Tk, SQL, assembler, Bourne shell, csh, and more.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

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