Introduction

 Introduction to C++

C++ is a widely used middle-level programming language.

• Supports different platforms like Windows, various Linux flavours, MacOS etc
• C++ supports OOPS concepts like Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation and Abstraction.
• Case-sensitive
• C++ is a compiler based language
• C++ supports structured programming language
• C++ provides alot of inbuilt functions and also supports dynamic memory allocation.
• Like C, C++ also allows you to play with memory using Pointers.

Why you should learn C++?

• Many databases like MySQL, MongoDB, MemSQL, etc are written in C++
• C and C++ are used in developing major operating systems such as Windows, Linux, Android, Ubuntu, iOS etc.
• C++ has large community support.
• C++ is used in writing compilers, web browsers, Games and even in embedded systems.
• C++ developers are offered with high salaries.
• C++ is considered as a foundational language to learn advanced programming languages.

Why C++ is popular?

• C++'s greatest strength is it's scalability and hence challenging 3D games are often built in C++.
• C++ is fourth popular language according to Tiobe Index
• Applications which are critically reliable on speed and resource usage are usually preferred to be built in C++.
• Good community support.