Javascript and C++ are usually pretty backwards compatible - at the very least, you can run your C++ compiler in compatibility mode for a certain standard, so I

Javascript and C++ are usually pretty backwards compatible - at the very least, you can run your C++ compiler in compatibility mode for a certain standard, so I don't see any need to get caught up in the churn there. Personally I've been using Ruby for almost 9 years and I still find it fun. Maybe that's just because I tend to agree with all of the new features they add to it.