My favorite formulation of this family is: "When C++ is your hammer, everything looks like a thumb" -- which leads neatly into: "C++: an octopus made by nailing

My favorite formulation of this family is: "When C++ is your hammer, everything looks like a thumb" -- which leads neatly into: "C++: an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog". I used to really have a thing about C++, but as I got older, and C++ got better, we've mellowed, and are on speaking terms.