The Java community is a poor example to make your point, since it's always been vicious and obnoxious in relation to C++. It was partly built on tearing down C+

The Java community is a poor example to make your point, since it's always been vicious and obnoxious in relation to C++. It was partly built on tearing down C++. The reaction of some parts of the Java community to Hypertable choosing C++ instead of Java was nothing short of embarrassing for instance, but it's not just that, over the years I have seen too many examples to list :)