Really? I haven't seen many people rushing to defend it at all, just a whole lot of "C++ sucks, let's all stick with C". I should hope Stroustrup has been know

Really? I haven't seen many people rushing to defend it at all, just a whole lot of "C++ sucks, let's all stick with C". I should hope Stroustrup has been known to criticize it! It wouldn't be a very good language if it was designed by someone who couldn't spot flaws in his own work. By no means is C++ a perfect language, and everyone knows that. I'm just saying that doesn't make it any less usable or worth learning.