"But you wonder whether it [C++] has passed beyond some threshold of complexity that's beyond mortals."
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Brian Kernighan (2015), "Computer Science - Brian Kernighan on successful language design", University of Nottingham.
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C++ (pronounced "see plus plus") is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises both high-level and low-level language features. Developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell Labs, C++ was originally named C with Classes, adding object oriented features, such as classes, and other enhancements to the C programming language
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