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Don't worry, the language doesn't sit idle. C++ 11 and C++ 14 are significant improvements, almost a new language.

I can attest to this. C++11 is amazing. Pseudo type-inference with the "auto" keyword, specific "nullptr" rather than null being conflated with an int, smart pointers, list initializations, for (elem : lis) loops... an actual hash table implementation that isn't backed by trees?! Is this even C++ anymore?!

I've mostly written scripting languages until C++ but man C++11 has made the transition way easier. A lot of small stuff that makes your day so much better. Some big stuff that also makes your day better.

I do bash C++ a lot, not because of the complexity, rather due to the C underpinnings that make the language unsafe by default.

As a Pascal refugee that really enjoys the languages developed by Wirth for systems programming, I would rather see C and C++ replaced by something that was rather safe by default, unsafe only when really required.

Having said this, I do enjoy coding in C++, when I am able to work with developers of the same skill level that are able to fully code in modern C++ and not C compiled with a C++ compiler guys.

C++11 and C++14 are nice improvements to make the language better, that are just spoiled for the C historical baggage.

Now back to JVM/.NET land.

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