I tend to write a lot of systems-level code, and the reason I choose C++ over C is because C++ gives me more power to build useful abstractions, while still let

I tend to write a lot of systems-level code, and the reason I choose C++ over C is because C++ gives me more power to build useful abstractions, while still letting me drop down to the bit-twiddling level if I need to. I do enjoy high level languages (in particular Haskell) but C++ is still the king on my servers.