C++ is a computer programming language and was invented by Bjarne Stroustrup, a Danish computer scientist,
in 1979 when he was working on his Ph.D thesis at Cambridge University (He also has a Masters degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Aarhus University in Denmark).
Stroustrup describes the strengths of C++ as the following:
-It is affordable at all levels of infrastructure.
-You can acesss hardware directly with real time control.
-Stability. Code needs to be stable, and reliable. If it is not, it will need to be re-written at some point, which is the case with some newer "experimental" languages.
Those using C++ for business infrastructure do not want the time or cost involved with this, which is why C++ has some code written in the 80's which is still running today.
Want to code like Stroustrup? Here are some of his top tips: