C++ is not object oriented; it's a multi-paradigm language that supports OO, generic, even some functional, etc. It is a schizophrenic beast that will go (and t

C++ is not object oriented; it's a multi-paradigm language that supports OO, generic, even some functional, etc. It is a schizophrenic beast that will go (and take you) in any direction you do and do not wish to go. For example, the STL is everything with a sprinkling of OO. Generics and template metaprogramming are everywhere. Algorithms are defined as distinct for data structures IN ADDITION TO object methods. It is simultaneously elegant and monstrous. Once the diamond inheritance pattern for iostreams emerged, there was a HARD turn away from OO in the standards body. C++ is literally the embodiment of every programming trend for the last 30 years.