c++ are heavily used when a company need to push out more performance out of hardware through software, rather than just buying more hardware. When ever I hear

c++ are heavily used when a company need to push out more performance out of hardware through software, rather than just buying more hardware. When ever I hear someone wanting to get into game development I mention c++ as the standard language for that, but naturally there are many other places where performance in software can have a large impact on revenue or in reducing costs.