Seconded. I'd even go so far as saying that C++ is my favorite lang; it's C with the lavish furnishings of Java. C is a space ship, Java is a plane, and C++ is

Seconded. I'd even go so far as saying that C++ is my favorite lang; it's C with the lavish furnishings of Java. C is a space ship, Java is a plane, and C++ is an amphibious SSTO. It's messier in design and trickier to pilot, but you can do more with it!