The superficial similarity is deceptive. C++, the elegance of a subset is replaced with a grab-bag of features when you zoom out. Scala, the grab bag of featu

The superficial similarity is deceptive. C++, the elegance of a subset is replaced with a grab-bag of features when you zoom out. Scala, the grab bag of features are replaced with an elegant unified language when you zoom out. Scala gives average programmers an upgrade path and rewards them for following it. C++ gives average programmers a headache. In Java the average programmer thinks he knows the language, but that won't do him any good if all the important patterns are above the language at library level or higher.