# Can you please add support for C++?

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/can-you-please-add-support-for-c/983>\
**Category:** Language Support\
**Created:** [August 4, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/can-you-please-add-support-for-c/983 "2020-08-04T08:06:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![patlecat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/patlecat/32/488_2.png) [@patlecat](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/patlecat)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/can-you-please-add-support-for-c/983/1 "2020-08-04T08:06:02Z")

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It would be awesome if you would add a C++ SDK soon too, since that would allow many existing applications to be integrated or ported to Dfinity. And it would open up a whole new world to operating systems and tools. C++ was among the first languages to support WASM btw. The C++ community is very active and creative and eager to embrace something new.

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**Author:** ![Ori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecae2f/32.png) [@Ori](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Ori)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/can-you-please-add-support-for-c/983/2 "2020-08-04T08:20:57Z")

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Hi patlecat,  
There are some sample projects using C here if you want to experiment with these, the reverse example shows the build process: [https://sdk.dfinity.org/docs/developers-guide/sample-apps.html](https://sdk.dfinity.org/docs/developers-guide/sample-apps.html)

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**Author:** ![patlecat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/patlecat/32/488_2.png) [@patlecat](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/patlecat)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/can-you-please-add-support-for-c/983/3 "2020-08-04T08:24:34Z")

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Thanks, this is well hidden and sadly the labelling is very misleading. This is just C code, not C++ at all. But for a project like this C++ would be more appropriate actually making it easier and safer to code for it than in C. So please offer a C++ SDK

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**Author:** ![Ori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecae2f/32.png) [@Ori](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Ori)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/can-you-please-add-support-for-c/983/4 "2020-08-04T08:40:08Z")

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Yes you’re right, I should edit my comment there. Using C and C++ is a little bit wild west at the moment but it will be worked on, we can flag this for the team.

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**Author:** ![patlecat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/patlecat/32/488_2.png) [@patlecat](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/patlecat)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/can-you-please-add-support-for-c/983/5 "2020-08-04T09:22:31Z")

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@Ori Btw I’m the admin of a big C++ group on fb, if you need/want to post about progress with the C++ SDK then please let me know 🤓