i actually find c++ more pleasant to read than to write. when writing c++ i am constantly annoyed at the tedium involved in things that would be a few lines of

i actually find c++ more pleasant to read than to write. when writing c++ i am constantly annoyed at the tedium involved in things that would be a few lines of ruby/clojure/ocaml (my top 3 hobbyist languages), but once the tedium activation barrier is crossed and the code is written, it usually ends up pretty clear and straightforward to read and maintain. this is especially true in google, where coding standards are taken seriously and refactoring is a culturally valued operation (that was actually one of the main draws the job had for me).