COMPUTER SOFTWARE
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In 1985, Stroustrup replaced his preprocessor with a more sophisticated compiler. What was this compiler called?
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C
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C++
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Cpre
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Cfront
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first commercial C++ compiler, Cfront, was released in 1985. It was only a front-end compiler for C. The American National Standard Institute (ANSI) formed a committee for (precise description of computer language) C++, in 1989.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first C with Classes compiler was called Cfront, which was derived from a C compiler called CPre. It was a program designed to translate C with Classes code to ordinary C. In 1983, the name of the language was changed from C with Classes to C++.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Simula 67 language-which was the variant that Stroustrup worked with-is regarded as the first language to support the object-oriented programming paradigm.
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