Hi, I am a beginner in C++, I was just wondering what is it good for. This is probably a dumb question but I was searching on yahoo and google (What is C++ good for), and I did not find any real answers. What do people use it for? Is there a website which talks about uses for C++ that anyone knows of? What are the PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS of C++ and even C for that matter.

Thank You!

>What are the PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS of C++ and even C for that matter.
Literally anything. Pick a program and it was probably written in some combination of C and C++, or written with a language that was implemented using C or C++.

But I mean if I got a job which required C++ knowledge, what would they ask me to program? Like I guess it could be anything but what are common practical applications of C++. Can you name a specific program that used C++/C programming.... that people may be using everyday.

>But I mean if I got a job which required C++ knowledge, what would they ask me to program?
You're not very quick, are you? If you get a job writing C++ code, and C++ can be used pretty much anywhere, then it stands to reason that they could ask you to write anything. It depends on what the job is. For example, I don't really expect anyone to ask me to write an operating system, because that's not in my job description.

>Can you name a specific program that used C++/C
>programming.... that people may be using everyday.
Windows, pick any version.

> But I mean if I got a job which required C++ knowledge, what would they ask me to program?
Most jobs will read something like
"You're required to implement the user interface of the new burn-o-matic toaster using the C++ programming language".

In other words, look at what the company does, and that will give you an idea.

Just to clarify, I do not have a job or a job offer anywhere, I am a basically beginner in C++. At the moment from what I know about C++ (very minimal), I started to wonder how C++ is used in the real world...

>Windows, pick any version.

So your telling me what is being displayed on my windows screen is the output of a combination a C++ program?

I see what you mean
Most probably.

but howwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :O

I may be slow according to you guys but just finding out that a little command prompt that I have been seeing for the last few days after running a simple program can become something such as a computer display in windows makes me think....HOW

You can make more than just console application using C++, you can use the Win32 API to create visual application. Try googling:
C++ Win32 API or
C++ MFC

Ok i did not see the above post, I will google now, perhaps that will answer the below question which I entered before reading the post by william.


By the way is it possible for an expert in C++ to write an extensive source using for example DEV C++ and to run the program to give an output displaying images, colours, and siginficant user interaction?


this is comming from somone who does not know how to program much more than something which would give an output such as

"Type a number"

and the program does some calculations or something and spits an answer:

"2"

And this all happens on a command prompt