>I contend that the most important goal of a programming language is that the author, the compiler and any subsequent maintenance programmers all agree what has

>I contend that the most important goal of a programming language is that the author, the compiler and any subsequent maintenance programmers all agree what has been expressed. To the extent that your language fails in this (and I argue C++ fails badly and almost constantly) it is a bad programming language. I'd disagree, but only slightly. I think the most important aspect of any programming language is the ecosystem. By that I mean ready access to high quality training material for novices, large community of developers willing to help and mentor, and a healthy ecosystem of tooling, libraries and other infrastructure. I think with a lot that has changed in C++, the language, the 'high quality training material for novices' hasn't kept up. I don't think the language is that appealing to novice programmers anymore. I also don't think its a 'bad' language, but I may agree that its past its prime.