How many C++ users are there in the world?

[d'Bratik]

Hay, people!
Can you tell me, how many C++ users are there in the world?
I know that there are about 3 000 000 of Visual Basic
users and about 1 000 000 Delphi users. I would like
to know what about C++.

[Chuckles]

"d'Bratik" <ds@em.com.by> wrote:
>
>Hay, people!
>Can you tell me, how many C++ users are there in the world?
>I know that there are about 3 000 000 of Visual Basic
>users and about 1 000 000 Delphi users. I would like
>to know what about C++.

Interesting, and how did you come about these figures?

[ch0rlt0n]

"Chuckles" <sir@laughs.alot.com> wrote:
>
>"d'Bratik" <ds@em.com.by> wrote:
>>
>>Hay, people!
>>Can you tell me, how many C++ users are there in the world?
>>I know that there are about 3 000 000 of Visual Basic
>>users and about 1 000 000 Delphi users. I would like
>>to know what about C++.
>
>Interesting, and how did you come about these figures?

http://cma.zdnet.com/texis/cma/cma/+...B/display.html

ch0rlt0n

[Danny Kalev]

this is a very interesting question yet I'm afraid no one can really
answer it. How do you count a user? does a student count as a user?
would you include C programmers in the count? would programmers using
C++ as their secondary programming language count? do you count how many
compiler licenses have been issued for commercial products? Does a
programmer who got laid off a month or two ago still counts? In short,
the most reasonable answer would be that there are millions of C++
programmers worldwide. I would say that it's more or less 3000 000
worldwide but this is a very prudent estimate. It's likely that the real
number is higher.

Danny

d'Bratik wrote:
>
> Hay, people!
> Can you tell me, how many C++ users are there in the world?
> I know that there are about 3 000 000 of Visual Basic
> users and about 1 000 000 Delphi users. I would like
> to know what about C++.