Title : The A-Z of Programming Languages: C++ Date : 2008-06-27 Code : Computerworld is undertaking a series of investigations into the most widely-used programming languages. Previously they have spoken to <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1726534212">Alfred v. Aho</a> of AWK fame, <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;447175928">S. Tucker Taft</a> on the Ada 1995 and 2005 revisions, Microsoft about its <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;73538783">server-side script engine ASP</a>, and <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1591223321">Chet Ramey</a> about his experience maintaining Bash. In the latest interview Computerworld chats with <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;408408016;pp;2;fp;16;fpid;1">Bjarne Stroustrup of C++ fame</a> about the design and development of C++, garbage collection and the role of facial hair in successful programming languages.<br /> # securitydot.net Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:51:26 +0000