C++

aid: cplusplus
name: C++
kind: opensource
description: C++ is a general-purpose, statically typed, compiled programming language created by Bjarne Stroustrup as an
  extension of C. C++ supports object- oriented, generic, and functional programming and is widely used in systems programming,
  game engines, embedded systems, scientific computing, finance, and high-performance services. The language is standardized
  by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG21 with current revisions including C++20 and C++23. C++ does not expose a network/HTTP API; this
  index captures the language home, standards process, reference documentation, and ecosystem resources.
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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type: Index
access: Open Source
position: Producing
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
tags:
- C++
- Compiled Languages
- Generic Programming
- ISO Standard
- Object-Oriented
- Open-Source
- Programming Language
- Standards
- Systems Programming
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- C++
- Compiled Languages
- Generic Programming
- ISO Standard
- Object-Oriented
- Open Source
- Programming Language
- Standards
- Systems Programming
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common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cplusplus-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://isocpp.org/
- type: ReferenceDocumentation
  url: https://en.cppreference.com/w/
- type: ISOStandardsCommittee
  url: https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/
- type: BjarneStroustrup
  url: https://www.stroustrup.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://isocpp.org/get-started
- type: CoreGuidelines
  url: https://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines
- type: FAQ
  url: https://isocpp.org/faq
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/isocpp
- type: GCC
  url: https://gcc.gnu.org/
- type: Clang
  url: https://clang.llvm.org/
- type: MSVC
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/
- type: PackageManagerVcpkg
  url: https://vcpkg.io/
- type: PackageManagerConan
  url: https://conan.io/
- type: Reddit
  url: https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/c%2b%2b
- url: https://isocpp.org/blog/rss
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com