Subj : Re: C++
To   : Dr. What
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Nov 12 2019 05:34 pm

  Re: Re: C++
  By: Dr. What to Nightfox on Tue Nov 12 2019 06:52 pm

 Ni>> and there are new C++ standards coming out about every 3 years now
 Ni>> (there has been C++11, C++14, and now a C++20 is planned for next
 Ni>> year.  I think the more modern features being added to C++ may be
 Ni>> helping its popularity right now.

 DW> I base my statement on the fact that the last time I used C++ was about 20
 DW> years ago. Everything that I've done professionally has been in something
 DW> else.

I've been a developer since 2003, and I've used C++ at almost every job I've had.  One of the companies I've worked at is Intel, where C++ is used quite a bit.  There are also a lot of math libraries, such as the Cuda libraries that make use of Nvidia's GPUs for number-crunching, that interface with C/C++.  I've intereviewed for another job recently at another company where C++ is used for much of their work (electronics test instrumentation tools and wireless communication software).  Perhaps if C++ isn't as common as other languages, C++ software is still out there, and it seems to me C++ is still a fairly popular language.

 DW> So, like COBOL, C/C++ isn't going away anytime soon. But demand for it is
 DW> dropping and the programming community is actively looking for something
 DW> to replacement (it's hoped that Go will do it).

C++ started to get regular updates to its standard in 2011 though, and the C++ standard is being updated every 3 years now.  There's the C++11 standard, C++14, C++17, and soon C++20.  I don't imagine the C++ standard would be updated so much if there wasn't enough demand for C++.

Nightfox

Nightfox

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