> anyone who doesn't already know C++ should avoid the investment of learning it ACK. I know many languages, and my advice after using C++ for several years is

> anyone who doesn't already know C++ should avoid the investment of learning it ACK. I know many languages, and my advice after using C++ for several years is: Don't dare try to do everything in C++. Use C++ only when it is absolutely necessary. Just compare this C++ code http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/program.php?test=regexdna&lang=gpp&id=4 http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/program.php?test=regex... with this equivalent Javascript code to understand immediately what I mean: http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/benchmark.php?test=regexdna&lang=v8 http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/benchmark.php?test=reg... It's funny that this V8 code runs even 4.5 times faster (!) than C++ :) http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/performance.php?test=regexdna http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/performance.php?test=r...