Lots and lots of
companies and government sites. Lots. And if you’re using a compiler or
runtime of another language, such as Java, chances are good that it too
is implemented in C++.
There are too many C++ users to effectively count them, but the
number is in the millions. C++ is supported by all major vendors. The
large number of developers (and therefore the large amount of available
support infrastructure including vendors,
tools, training, etc.) is one of several critical features of C++.
During 1980-1991, the number of users doubled every seven and a half months (see The Design and Evolution of C++).
The current growth rate is steady and positive. IDC’s 2001 estimate of
the number of C++ programmers was “about 3 million”; their 2004 number
was “more than 3 million.” That seems plausible and indicates a
continued growth. Especially since about 2010 there is a renewed growth
in C++ as both mobile and datacenter applications value “performance per
Watt” as a new mainstream metric.
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