C++, a better language for engineering applications

Author

Erricolo, Danilo

Author_Institution

Coll. of Eng., Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL

Volume

42

Issue

4

fYear

2000

fDate

8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

95

Lastpage

101

Abstract

In this review, we show the features of C++ that make it superior in comparison with other languages. Use of data hiding and objects are an important way to improve the quality of the software that is produced, because the final product is easier to develop, maintain, document, and upgrade. Because of the overloading mechanism, the elegance of some notations-such as in the example of the product among vectors and matrices-is now available, even when writing a computer program. In addition, the Standard Template Library provides a huge set of templates that save a great deal of time in the development of software. Here, only the features of C++ that are relevant to engineering applications have been briefly introduced with some examples

Keywords

C++ language; data encapsulation; data structures; electrical engineering computing; electromagnetism; object-oriented programming; C++; Standard Template Library; computational electromagnetics; data hiding; engineering applications; matrices; objects; overloading mechanism; quality; software; vectors; Application software; Computer science; Data encapsulation; Data structures; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Libraries; Maintenance engineering; Object oriented programming; Program processors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/74.868057

Filename

868057