I'm afraid plenty of programmers decided to break up with C++ and turn to easier languages after having enough of it, usually forever and in anger. This doesn'

I'm afraid plenty of programmers decided to break up with C++ and turn to easier languages after having enough of it, usually forever and in anger. This doesn't make C++ dead, even if it is dead to them; see Aesop's fable about the Fox and the Grapes for an in-depth analysis.