Talk:C++

removal of the statement, that certain infamous companies and/or people have problems with C++ exception handling

The statement, that there are (still) companies and/or people, with an aversion against C++ exception handling should be removed.

Usage of C++ without exception handling always meant obfuscation due to multi-step initialization and/or acceptance of a crash/abort in case of error.

After a quarter century (1996) of successful exploitation, there is no need to dignify such inaptitude any longer -- if it was ever justified! 139.181.7.34 (talk) 22:04, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

External Links - Add link to tutorial for C++

How about adding this link https://www.learncpp.com/ to the External Links section for readers to learn how to program in C++? I am learning from it myself and it is a very good resource, I like it alot better than others I have tried, including but not limited to: CodeAcademy, Programiz, w3schools, Microsoft Docs, FreeCodeCamp, and Udemy. 172.56.80.69 (talk) 21:52, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

It fails on external link guidelines TEDickey (talk) 22:54, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

C++ is not general purpose or high level.

C++ has system facilities. Any language with low-level facilities should not be use for general-purpose programming. It bakes in dependencies, results in lock in (which C does), and also results in inflexibility.

C++ also has many primitive facilities like pointers and defines which really have no place in general-purpose programming.

Like C based its syntax on BCPL which was a structured language from ALGOL, just adopting structured syntax does not make a language high-level.

C++ adopted objects and inheritance from Simula, but same thing, except in C++ it was a semblance of OO, but in syntax, not in spirit. Other facilities like multiple inheritance and templates (primitive generics) were added from elsewhere.

C++ really should be limited to legacy system software. Ian.joyner (talk) 20:17, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

 Disagree while it provides low-level facilities, C++ allows the developer to choose the level of abstraction they desire. Lightbloom (talk) 02:10, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

@Lightbloom I think there should be some mention of this somewhere. It seems to be both high and low level. Panamitsu (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

It does already mention in the lead that it provides low-level facilities. If you believe this should be more prominent I have no opinion one way or the other. Lightbloom (talk) 02:19, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

are you a rustard ? StrikrIO (talk) 16:15, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

On C++ being high-level

@Vupini: While the terms high-level and low-level language are relative, I think that C++ has enough abstraction to be called high level. If you disagree, you should find some WP:RS that call C++ low level and then make the change. Nickps (talk) 11:31, 12 May 2024 (UTC)