Is C++ Still Relevant in Today's Corporate World?

[AlvisPrabhu]

Is c++ even used nowadays? I'm am currently learning it in school and I wonder if it's used in the corporate world.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Absolutely

 

[phinds]

Is c++ even used nowadays? I'm am currently learning it in school and I wonder if it's used in the corporate world.

I'm surprised that you would doubt it.

 

[AlvisPrabhu]

I'm surprised that you would doubt it.

Why is it still in use?

 

[phinds]

Why is it still in use?

I don't even know how to begin to answer that. Why would it NOT still be in use?

 

[AlvisPrabhu]

I don't even know how to begin to answer that. Why would it NOT still be in use?

Because there are more higher level languages like Java, Python and etc.

 

[phinds]

Because there are more higher level languages like Java, Python and etc.

In what sense do you think that Java, for example, is "more higher" than C++ ?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Because there are more higher level languages like Java, Python and etc.

There are things you can access using C/++ that you can't in Java or Python.

 

[Svein]

I am not defending C++ (in fact, I do not like it), but its parent language ("C") is the only language to consider when writing device drivers. Of course, you could also do such programming in assembly language (and I have done so).

So. So-called high-level languages are high-level in the sense that looking out from the top of the Eiffel tower gives you a high-level view of Paris. But in order to have that high-level view somebody has to design the tower, and somebody has to build it (using simple parts).

 

[FactChecker]

Java and Python have some nice features that C++ does not have, but I don't think you could call them "higher level". They also have some disadvantages. I know some very good programmers who would prefer to use those languages whenever they can. They are usually significantly slower and the features that give them advantages are often the same features that are outlawed in some applications (such as self-modifying interpretive code) for security and safety reasons.

 

[phyzguy]

Because there are more higher level languages like Java, Python and etc.

While it is usually easier to code something up in a language like Java or Python than in C or C++, there are many cases where the same code in C or C++ can be hundreds of times faster than in Java or Python. Even when you use Python, when you access a "number-crunching" feature like numpy, the real work is done by code written in C or C++.

 

[QuantumQuest]

Is c++ even used nowadays? I'm am currently learning it in school and I wonder if it's used in the corporate world.

What operating system are you using on your computer? Just google to find what the role of C++ is, regarding system tools, toolchains and several utilities in it.
In the real world, C++ is used to develop compilers, system tools / utilities, is an integral part of many operating systems, is used for scripting database systems, is used to develop software for the web (web servers, web browsers as two examples), is used to develop simulators and other advanced software, is used to develop games, game engines and game development tools and the list goes on. In many of the previous cases there are other languages that are also used but C++ is prevalent because it is extremely fast, reliable and gives sufficient control of hardware.

Because there are more higher level languages like Java, Python and etc.

I think that you mean that they are easier for us to use. While this is true in general it has the downside that the added software layers i.e what sums up to the easier for us logical abstraction, takes a lot of control from the hands of the programmer. The price is reduced execution speed compared to C++ and also no direct control in cases that is needed.

 

[Dr Transport]

Because there are more higher level languages like Java, Python and etc.

"higher level" does not imply better...

I agree with my colleagues, I consider C++ to be a better language, matter a fact, I wouldn't even consider you for a position if you didn't know C++ and given my requirements, if you knew Fortran also you'd at least be called in for a formal interview.