C/C++

C was developed in the early 1970's by AT&T.  C/C++ is the mostly widely used language. It is fast and portable to other operating systems.

Visual Studio 6 comes with MS Visual C++

The easiest way to get started on c++ with Visual C++, is to start off with a console application

Screenshot from Visual C++ the create new project screen.

A screenshot of the Visual C++ IDE.