What is C++? Nedir?

C++ was started by Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Laboratories in 1979, with its first version released in 1985. Beginning as 'C with Classes,' the project evolved to include powerful features like templates, exception handling, multiple inheritance, and the STL (Standard Template Library). C++ is one of the rare languages offering both low-level hardware-close programming and high-level abstraction. Manual memory management, pointer arithmetic, and direct hardware access make it ideal for system programming, embedded systems, and performance-critical applications. Operating systems (Windows, some Linux kernel components), game engines (Unreal Engine), database engines (MySQL, MongoDB), web browsers (Chrome, Firefox), compilers, and financial trading systems are written in C++. It remains the dominant language in AAA game development. Modern C++ (C++11, C++17, C++20, C++23) has significantly modernized the language. Features like smart pointers, lambda expressions, move semantics, concepts, and coroutines make it safer and more expressive.

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