I did GUI development in C++ for a number of years, and it really boggles the mind just how much more suitable Objective-C is for high-level application design

I did GUI development in C++ for a number of years, and it really boggles the mind just how much more suitable Objective-C is for high-level application design than C++/COM, and without the overhead of a VM. C++ has its place, but that place is getting smaller and smaller each day, making the advanced features of C++ all the more irrelevant.