What is C++ and why would a company hire somebody fluent in this language?
Hello, first I would like to explain a little bit about what this question entails and why I am asking it and why I will need a more general answer. I have recently accepted a job withing recruitment and the I.T. Sector. I come from a politics background with no experience at all with coding or computer science. So if any answer could be as basic as possible I would be immensely grateful.
As part of my training, I have been asked to explore two markets, C++ and WPS and I ask this question in this context. This is just preliminary research, I am not looking to recruit anybody, rather understand the markets I have been given. So my question is this.
Could anybody please explain to me in as simple and general terms as possible what both of these are. I have obviously done some of my own research first, however I have found it little on what it can be used for and why a company might hire somebody who can use it. I am also told WPS is different, although is used in conjunction with C++.
As this post has now doubt illustrated, I am slightly useless with this but I am looking to learn so any comments would be appreciated. Thank you.
As part of my training, I have been asked to explore two markets, C++ and WPS and I ask this question in this context. This is just preliminary research, I am not looking to recruit anybody, rather understand the markets I have been given. So my question is this.
Could anybody please explain to me in as simple and general terms as possible what both of these are. I have obviously done some of my own research first, however I have found it little on what it can be used for and why a company might hire somebody who can use it. I am also told WPS is different, although is used in conjunction with C++.
As this post has now doubt illustrated, I am slightly useless with this but I am looking to learn so any comments would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Hi,
please edit you question and move it to the lounge section :) you'll get better answers there
please edit you question and move it to the lounge section :) you'll get better answers there
Note: I wanted to reply to your post when I first saw it (which was 2 days ago) but I was really tired, might as well send you my response right now.
C++ is a language that's been leveraged by millions of programmers around the world. It's easily the most popular programming language for writing big budget computer apps and games. The C++ language retains all of the C programming language as a subset and offers better ways to do things and brand new capabilities as well including the Standard Template Library which makes writing code much easier and faster.
Me, I use C++ because of three main reasons:
1) Speed: One of C++'s main design goals is performance.
2) Flexibility: C++ is a multi-paradigm language that supports different styles of programming like Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), unlike some other modern languages.
3) It is well-supported: There's a large pool of assets available to the C++ programmer, including graphics APIs and 2D, 3D, physics and sound engines.
C++ is a language that's been leveraged by millions of programmers around the world. It's easily the most popular programming language for writing big budget computer apps and games. The C++ language retains all of the C programming language as a subset and offers better ways to do things and brand new capabilities as well including the Standard Template Library which makes writing code much easier and faster.
Me, I use C++ because of three main reasons:
1) Speed: One of C++'s main design goals is performance.
2) Flexibility: C++ is a multi-paradigm language that supports different styles of programming like Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), unlike some other modern languages.
3) It is well-supported: There's a large pool of assets available to the C++ programmer, including graphics APIs and 2D, 3D, physics and sound engines.
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Thanks for your reply, especially on why you use it. That makes it much easier to understand why it might be desired by a company.
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