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I also agree that c++ is getting more and more complex over time. However if you build things from scratch and you cherry pick your language features, C++ can b

• TheOtherHobbes 10y ago
  That's the problem - C++ isn't one language, it's at least three generations of languages living together in the same compiler, like an extended family crammed into a tiny apartment. No one has moved out since 1983, and new additions just keep on coming.
  • gpderetta 10y ago
    We c++ programmers are very welcoming. We have yet to meet a paradigm that we didn't like. On a more serious note, any old system acquires cruft with time and you don't always have the luxury of throwing away pieces or even restarting from scratch.
• ishi 10y ago
  It may be pleasant for you, but not so pleasant for the next developer who needs to maintain your code. Perhaps he likes picking different cherries than yours...