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C++ is the base of pretty much all our applications. It "won" over Objective-C/C++ and added to C in a way when the application age came. C/C++/Objective-C/Objective-C++ all sit at the balancing point / center of mass between the machine code/assembly and something that is a language, so they are the base of everything including applications, virtual machines and more. It took the Application Layer of the OSI by storm.

C/C++ will always be around no matter how hard replacements are thrown at it. C++ is the Grand Canyon and attempts to dethrone it from what it does best are mere rainstorms adding to a river at the bottom of the canyon, maybe one day but that day is not close.

C/C++ work well together and this made them win along with the power and timing of coming about in the application age.



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