1996 C++ (when Java appeared) being used in MFC, OWL, Powerplant and CSet++, alongside Smalltalk in the gang of four book, definitely.
Google C++ looks a lot like Java, maybe that's where they are coming from. But it's still quite a stretch!
Re:Go is not an easy language
by otabdeveloper4 on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:55PM
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As they say, "you can write FORTRAN in any language".
What? You've obviously never seen actual C++ code to make such a ridiculous statement.