Not perfect, but a lot of it rings pretty true. The most significant difference I see is that I'd consider C++ a terminal node. It's not that I like C++. In fac

Not perfect, but a lot of it rings pretty true. The most significant difference I see is that I'd consider C++ a terminal node. It's not that I like C++. In fact I loathe it with the heat of a thousand quasars (much more energetic than mere suns). But it seems like there's an awful lot of new code, especially at Very Large Internet Companies, still being written in it. There's no sign that those whose job security rests on knowing how to navigate the swamp that is the C++ standard are ever going to move on. It's terminal, all right.