Is it possible to write big safe programs in C++?

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yes. C++ is generally used to write system software. For example windows operating system are writeen in C++. Most of the operating system, device driver and antivirus programs are written by using C++.
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No, it's not 100% same as that of its ancestor like Java, because of its "friend" concept, which makes c++ weak because with "friend" without instantiating a class you can enter inside any function of any class, it becomes "friend". Because of the same reason, it has been removed from Java, and even...
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No, it's not 100% same as that of its ancestor like Java, because of its "friend" concept, which makes c++ weak because with "friend" without instantiating a class you can enter inside any function of any class, it becomes "friend". Because of the same reason, it has been removed from Java, and even the Direct pointer handling by the user and Operator overloading is removed. read less
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Yes, it is. C/C++ are SIL(System Implementation Language) languages. They are mostly used in system software development, like OS, system drivers, compilers, DB systems, Bootloaders, etc. You can take example of Linux kernel which is the strongest & popular open source OS kernel built primarily in...
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Yes, it is. C/C++ are SIL(System Implementation Language) languages. They are mostly used in system software development, like OS, system drivers, compilers, DB systems, Bootloaders, etc. You can take example of Linux kernel which is the strongest & popular open source OS kernel built primarily in Assembly and C language. read less
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Yes As c++ is object oriented it's possible to write big programs in c++
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Writing big programs in C++ is as safe as in any other language. By safe, I think you mean error-free, crash-free etc. (Behaviour of a program).Language has nothing to do with the safety aspect. You may end up making blunders in any language.Nowadays, big programs (means very very large) are being...
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Writing big programs in C++ is as safe as in any other language.By safe, I think you mean error-free, crash-free etc. (Behaviour of a program).Language has nothing to do with the safety aspect. You may end up making blunders in any language.Nowadays, big programs (means very very large) are being written in many languages. read less
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Yes. Because it's very easy language. And we can develop projects or big programs in this by using OOPS concepts.
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