People were using it during the early days of personal computer and it is still used in institutions and companies to train new candidates and improve their C++ programming skills. Turbo C++ is the most widely used C++ compiler.
You will have to use C++ Builder 2010 if you want to get the latest features of this compiler. However, you cannot find support from the company for older versions. These old versions are still being used by both beginners and pros. The Turbo C++ compiler was later succeeded by C++ Builder in 2007. They continued improving and introducing new versions till October 2009, when Embarcadero Technologies stopped providing support for this program’s 2006 edition. The development of this compiler had begun during MS-DOS era and Borland kept improving this program. Borland had introduced the initial version of Turbo C++ during the 90s when MS-DOS used to be the main operating system in all the personal computers. This complier was created to be used as a hobbyist counterpart to Borland C++.
Turbo C++ is an integrated development environment developed by Borland.