IME, 'C with classes', or C++ but skipping the more esoteric features(OOP overuse, template metaprogramming) yields a fairly easy to understand language for mos

IME, 'C with classes', or C++ but skipping the more esoteric features(OOP overuse, template metaprogramming) yields a fairly easy to understand language for most C folks. I'm a C guy and am most comfortable with it, but I like having the advanced data structures out of the box. Granted, most C codebases of any reasonable complexity have their own support for relevant data structures, but they're a lot cleaner to use via the STL. Python is a great tool for a certain class of jobs. I saw a company doing systems programming in Python and originally thought it was a great idea, and then I learned of the hidden(or not) dangers of Python. Yes, you definitely need to pick the right tool.