Actually, I like to avoid the bloat of C++ and just use "object-oriented" C with structs and function pointers wherever possible. This is largely due to the fa

Actually, I like to avoid the bloat of C++ and just use "object-oriented" C with structs and function pointers wherever possible. This is largely due to the fact that I have a strong aesthetic preference for languages where you can hold most of the language [1] in your head. Such languages are called compact [2]. [1] Compactness of language and standard library are different. Having a non-compact standard library isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if it means I don't have to complicate my life with third-party libraries. [2] http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/ch04s02.html http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/ch04s02.html