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'''C++''' is a [[Programming language|programming language]] created by [[Bjarne Stroustrup]].  Originally, it extended the [[C programming language]], primarily by adding [[Object oriented programming]] capabilities to it.  However, since the release of the [[C99]] standard, C++ is no longer a strict superset of C.  The language facilitates [[generic programming]] (also known as ''parameterization of types'') through the use of [[templates]] (known in some languages as ''generics'').
'''C++''' is a [[Programming language|programming language]] created by [[Bjarne Stroustrup]].  Originally, it extended the [[C programming language]], primarily by adding [[Object oriented programming]] capabilities to it.  However, since the release of the [[C99]] standard, C++ is no longer a strict superset of C.  The language facilitates [[generic programming]] (also known as ''parameterization of types'') through the use of [[templates]] (known in some languages as ''generics'').
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Data abstraction, Data encapsulation, Polymorphism and Inheritance are the corner stones of C++ that make it a powerful programming tool.
It follows a bottom up approach in compilation as compared to the top down approach of C.

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For other uses, see C (disambiguation).

C++ is a programming language created by Bjarne Stroustrup. Originally, it extended the C programming language, primarily by adding Object oriented programming capabilities to it. However, since the release of the C99 standard, C++ is no longer a strict superset of C. The language facilitates generic programming (also known as parameterization of types) through the use of templates (known in some languages as generics).

Data abstraction, Data encapsulation, Polymorphism and Inheritance are the corner stones of C++ that make it a powerful programming tool. It follows a bottom up approach in compilation as compared to the top down approach of C.