C++ is a high-level, general-purpose programming language
created by Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension of the C
programming language, or "C with Classes".
The language has expanded significantly over time,
and modern C++ has object-oriented, generic, and functional
features in addition to facilities for low-level memory
manipulation. It is almost always implemented as a compiled
language, and many vendors provide C++ compilers, including
the Free Software Foundation, LLVM, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle,
and IBM, so it is available on many platforms.
C++ was designed with a bias toward system programming
and embedded, resource-constrained software and large systems,
with performance, efficiency, and flexibility of use as its
design highlights. C++ has also been found useful in many
other contexts, with key strengths being software infrastructure
and resource-constrained applications,[7] including desktop
applications, video games, servers (e.g. e-commerce, Web search,
or SQL servers), and performance-critical applications
(e.g. telephone switches or space probes).