Interview: C++ creator on the language's origins and what's next

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C++ programming language: How it became the invisible foundation for everything, and what's next

Powerful, flexible, complex: The origins of C++ date back 40 years, yet it remains one of the most widely used programming languages today. TechRepublic spoke to C++ creator, Bjarne Stroustrup to find out why.

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