> The advantages of C and C++ ... don’t apply to my work. C# is nice but not cross-platform enough. > Scala is too complex. And other languages like D and Go a

> The advantages of C and C++ ... don’t apply to my work. C# is nice but not cross-platform enough. > Scala is too complex. And other languages like D and Go are too new to bet my work on. So in the end you're talking about your work - the right language for the job. Maybe Java is good for everything at your job, but not that good for most things at mine. I prefer C++ over Java every single time. Not because of the more power that it gives me, but because I'm experienced with it and I can get the job done. I would use Javascript for a web application and Swift or Objective-C for an iOS app. And I can't imagine doing that with Java.