Who invented c plus plus and when?

Answer 1

C++ was originally called 'C With Classes' in 1978, and was renamed by its developer, Bjarne Stroustrup, in 1983. The new name literally meant 'the successor to C', although it should really have been called ++C (prefix increment) rather than C++ (postfix increment), since the former returns C+1 (the successor to C), while the latter returns C.

Answer 2

C++ was originally called 'C with Classes' by its developer, Bjarne Stroustrup, who began development in 1978. He renamed it 'C++' in 1983 as a pun involving the increment operator (literally meaning 'The Successor to C').

Answer 3

The C++ programming language was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup.

Answer 4

C with Classes was first developed by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1979. It was renamed C++ in 1983.