C ++ Introduction | Fundamentals of C++

Introduction of C++

C++ Programming language was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup and his team Bell Laboratories (AT &T USA) to help implement simulation projects in an object-oriented and efficient way. C ++ language was derived from C language. Here ++ is the increment operator in C.
In the year  1998 the ISO(International Organization for Standardization) approved standard for C++.

Characteristics of C++

C++ is not a purely object-oriented language but a hybrid that contains the functionality of the c programming language. Means that all the features of c language is available in C++.

Universally usable modular programs

Efficient, close to the machine programming

Portable programs for various platform

The main feature of C++ is supporting OOP (Object-Oriented-Programming)Concepts.

Basic concepts of Object-Oriented Programming

It is necessary to understand some of the concepts used extensively in object-oriented programming.

Objects

Class

Data abstraction and encapsulation

Inheritance

Polymorphism

Dynamic Binding

Message passing

Advantages of OOP

Object-Oriented programming offers several major advantages to software development.

Easy Re use Objects maintain themselves and can therefore be used as building blocks for other programs

Low maintenance requirement an object type can modify its own internal data representation without requiring changes to the application.

Reduced susceptibility to errors: an object control access to its own data. More specifically an object can reject erroneous access attempts.