C++
Americannoun
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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
Matsuura said developers can use the long-established programming language C++ to build quantum algorithms, making it more accessible for people without quantum computing expertise.
From Reuters • Feb. 28, 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
Nearly every modern language eschews the null-terminated string, but C and C++ still run the substrate of the world, from your router to your “smart” lightbulbs.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2019
Mangled names are used because C++ allows multiple objects to have the same name, as long as they are distinguishable in some other way, such as by having different parameter types.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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