What is C++ and why would a company hire somebody fluent in this language?

[kc831]

Hello, first I would like to explain a little bit about what this question entails and why I am asking it and why I will need a more general answer. I have recently accepted a job withing recruitment and the I.T. Sector. I come from a politics background with no experience at all with coding or computer science. So if any answer could be as basic as possible I would be immensely grateful.

As part of my training, I have been asked to explore two markets, C++ and WPS and I ask this question in this context. This is just preliminary research, I am not looking to recruit anybody, rather understand the markets I have been given. So my question is this.

Could anybody please explain to me in as simple and general terms as possible what both of these are. I have obviously done some of my own research first, however I have found it little on what it can be used for and why a company might hire somebody who can use it. I am also told WPS is different, although is used in conjunction with C++.

As this post has now doubt illustrated, I am slightly useless with this but I am looking to learn so any comments would be appreciated. Thank you.

[shadder]

Hi,

please edit you question and move it to the lounge section :) you'll get better answers there

[kc831]

Thank you, I have done.

[E0p9LyTq]

https://www.quora.com/Is-learning-C++-still-worthwhile

[Uk Marine]

Note: I wanted to reply to your post when I first saw it (which was 2 days ago) but I was really tired, might as well send you my response right now.

C++ is a language that's been leveraged by millions of programmers around the world. It's easily the most popular programming language for writing big budget computer apps and games. The C++ language retains all of the C programming language as a subset and offers better ways to do things and brand new capabilities as well including the Standard Template Library which makes writing code much easier and faster.

Me, I use C++ because of three main reasons:

1) Speed: One of C++'s main design goals is performance.
2) Flexibility: C++ is a multi-paradigm language that supports different styles of programming like Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), unlike some other modern languages.
3) It is well-supported: There's a large pool of assets available to the C++ programmer, including graphics APIs and 2D, 3D, physics and sound engines.

[kc831]

Thanks for your reply, especially on why you use it. That makes it much easier to understand why it might be desired by a company.