2. Bjarne Stroustrup started work on C with Classes in 1979 at Bell Labs. In 1983 it was renamed C++.

3.  C++ began as enhancements to the C language by adding: Classes, exception handling, operator overloading, templates, multiple inheritance and virtual functions.

4.  The first edition of C++ was released in 1985  At this point there was no standard

5.  C++ 2.0 was released in 1989  First standard: ANSI X3.159-1989

6.  The second edition was released in 1991

7.  The current standard was introduced in September 2011 as ISO/IEC 14882:2011ISO/IEC 14882

8.  Object oriented language  Sometimes regarded as a hybrid language  Allows developers to choose programming style  Operates at a high level of abstraction  Performance and memory efficient  Popular with a broad base of users