What is C++ and what is it used for?

Question

Is it used by web-designers?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Web designers don't write programs, web developers do.  C++ (or any dialect of C) can be used for web development on the server, but it's not the language of choice.

Answer 2

An old programming language....not really, HTML, PHP, and Java is used by web designers.

Answer 3

C++ is an Object Oriented Programming (OOP) language that's based on the C language.  Much of the syntax is the same but the programming paradigm is slightly different for C++.  C is a procedural language where C++ is an object oriented language.  C++ is a super-set of C language so anything programmed in C is also valid in C++ but the programming paradigm C++ stresses the object oriented programming aspect so using straight C language for a C++ compiler wouldn't serve much purpose.

C++ isn't a web oriented language although it could be used through a CGI to work on the web but typically it's not a very popular language among web-designers.

Answer 4

C++ is a programming language for client applications, therefore it can't be used for web programming. Several languages were derived from this version of the C language and in the list you can see PHP, Java, Javascript and C#.

Answer 5

C++ is a powerful programming language used for several API's and other low level programming. It is especially suited for these types of uses, as it is one of the few languages that allows for direct access to memory. It is also used for alot of embedded programming.

I do not think, however, that it would be used at all by web-designers, unless they had to interact with it in some unique circumstance. I have never seen it used with web applications - but that doesn't mean it never is. I've just never seen it.

It is much more likely to see C#, Java, or even VB - but not C++.