- Trending Categories
- Data Structure
- Networking
- RDBMS
- Operating System
- Java
- MS Excel
- iOS
- HTML
- CSS
- Android
- Python
- C Programming
- C++
- C#
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Javascript
- PHP
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Mathematics
- English
- Economics
- Psychology
- Social Studies
- Fashion Studies
- Legal Studies
- Selected Reading
- UPSC IAS Exams Notes
- Developer's Best Practices
- Questions and Answers
- Effective Resume Writing
- HR Interview Questions
- Computer Glossary
- Who is Who
What are the applications of C++ programming?
C++ is a widely used programming language that is used for writing large-scale commercial applications for end-users. Some of the major applications built using C++ by major software vendors and giants are −
- Google − Google file system, Google Chromium browser, and MapReduce large cluster data processing are all written in C++.
- Mozilla − Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird email chat client are both written using C++.
- MySQL − MySQL, an open source DBMS is written using C++.
- Microsoft − Many windows apps that you regularly use are written in C++.
- Rockstar Games − Almost all major game companies use C++ due to its sheer speed on bare metal. Many major game engines are fully written in C++ and leverage its speed and OOP capabilities.
- MongoDB − An open-source database, widely used as the back end store for web applications, as well as in large enterprises like Viacom and Disney.
- Morgan Stanley − They use it for a huge part of their financial modeling. The creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup works here.
Looksmart is predominantly written in C++. All products related to searching and exploring the web are written in C++. Used by well over 5,000,000 unique users per day.
And many more companies use C++ daily in their production apps due to its sheer speed. You can check out an exhaustive list of these major C++ based projects on www.stroustrup.com/applications.html
Advertisements