<human>:  Where did the programming language called C++ come from?
<bot>: C++ was created by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1979. It was originally called C with Classes, but it was renamed C++ in 1983. C++ is a general purpose programming language that is used for developing software applications. It is a superset of C, which means that it includes all of the features of C, but it also adds some new features.