I defended C++ as well, because - even if it's ugly and error prone - I felt like you can express almost any in C++ while every other language felt pretty limi

I defended C++ as well, because - even if it's ugly and error prone - I felt like you can express almost any in C++ while every other language felt pretty limited, and from C++11 on and research from Herb Sutter, I thought it would only be a matter of time until C++ would become a actually a modern & safe language. Well, still waiting for that...