As an example, here's the game of life written in Elixir: https://github.com/spikegrobstein/elixir-conway https://github.com/spikegrobstein/elixir-conway How

As an example, here's the game of life written in Elixir: https://github.com/spikegrobstein/elixir-conway https://github.com/spikegrobstein/elixir-conway How much better that is than a C++ version, I don't know. But if you want to get better at C++ and give it a try, forget what you know and read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Principles-Practice-Using-2nd/dp/0321992784/ http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Principles-Practice-Using-...