> Thinking about ownership is something that is natural for C++ programmers and will naturally affect design choices Maybe this is the reason C++ guys always c

> Thinking about ownership is something that is natural for C++ programmers and will naturally affect design choices Maybe this is the reason C++ guys always complicate things: http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2011/06/14/why-do-c-folks-make-things-so-complicated/ http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2011/06/14/why-do-c-folks-make... As of Java being not-performant enough: that's why Java is used as one of the most popular language for implementation of modern NoSQL databases systems. Everyone knows performance doesn't matter in databases. ;)