This document provides an overview of the C++ programming language and its development process. It discusses the evolution of C++ from C and its incorporation of object-oriented features. The typical structure of a C++ program is outlined, including comments, preprocessor directives, global declarations, the main function, and other functions. Stages of the program development life cycle are also summarized, such as defining the problem, designing the program, building the program through compiling, linking, and executing it, testing it, documenting it, and deploying/maintaining it.