Official Standard and Reference of The Language
- Language specification
The C++ language is defined by ISO/IEC 14882, an ISO standard, which is published by the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG21 committee. The Java language is defined by the Java Language Specification, a book which is published by Sun (now Oracle).
The Java language continuously evolves through a process called the Java Community Process, and the world's programming community is represented by a group of people and organizations - the Java Community members - which is actively engaged into the enhancement of the language, by sending public requests - the Java Specification Requests - which must pass formal and public reviews before they get integrated into the language.
In contrast, the C++ programming community does not have this power, because the C++ language specification was statically defined by ISO.
- Trademarks
"C++" is not a trademark of any company or organization and is not owned by any individual. "Java" is a trademark of Sun Microsystems (now Oracle).
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