C is a general-purpose, cross-platform, block structured, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in 1972. Although C was designed for implementing system software, it is also widely used for developing application software. It is widely used on a great many different software platforms and computer architectures, and several popular compilers exist. C has greatly influenced many other popular programming languages, most notably C++, which originally began as an extension to C. C++ is a type of computer programming language. Created in 1983, C++ was designed to serve as an enhanced version of the C programming language. C++ is object oriented and is considered a high level language.

C++ is one of the most commonly used programming languages. The C++ computer programming language was created for UNIX, providing programmers with the advantage of being able to modify code without actually changing it; C++ code is reusable. Also, library creation is cleaner in C++. The C++ programming language is considered portable and does not require the use of a specific piece of hardware or just one operating system. Another important feature of C++ is the use of classes. Classes help programmers with the organization of their code. They can also be beneficial in helping programmers to avoid mistakes.