C++

A related programming language, Java, is based on C++ but optimized for the distribution of program objects in a network such as the Internet. Java is somewhat simpler and easier to learn than C++ and has characteristics that give it other advantages over C++. However, both languages require a considerable amount of study.

Read more about C++: - Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of C++, offers his own site about The C++ Language . - For those learning object-oriented programming, Peter Muller offers an Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C++ at the Globewide Network Academy.

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