> Languages like C++ and Java are difficult simply because they're big and inconsistent - memorizing them is not very rewarding. Your 'programming body memory'

> Languages like C++ and Java are difficult simply because they're big and inconsistent - memorizing them is not very rewarding. Your 'programming body memory' memorizes the language, and the mines, no biggie - you just program a certain way. What /sucks/ about C++ is the amount of boilerplate you have to write - in, probably, most interactions with the STL, and in class definitions, there's a thought-interfering degree of mandatory (or 'good style mandatory') boilerplate. At least 'for' loops will get cleaner with C++-0x.