C++: Language overview

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1. History of C++

1. C++ language evolved from the development of C language;
2. C++ language is a general purpose programming language developed on the basis of C language to support object-oriented programming;
3. It was created in 1980 by Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup of AT&T Bell Labs;
4. The original C++ was called "C with classes" and was officially named C++ in 1983;
5. The standardization of C++ began in 1989, and the draft ANSI C++ standard was formulated in 1994;
6. It was approved as an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in November 1998;
7. Now C++ is constantly evolving.

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2. Features of C++

1. Try to be compatible with C;
2. Support object-oriented.

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