For the last 8 months I've spend my time developing & porting DRM related software to the ARM architecture. And as a language C++ is crap. And this is being nice about it. First there is the compiler which cannot even force all the subtleties which can be achieved by using C/C++. Secondly there is no standard -- or let me put it this way: A compiler switch which switch of C++ exceptions, means that the "standard" means nothing. "Portability" in the C/C++ world is massive amount of #IFDEF pre processor statements. My general experience so far with the compilers (I used VC, and the GNU tool chain), is like having a serial killer for a friend: You just never know when he is going to murder you with a smile. So no, I cannot wait until I don't have to touch C++ ever again. I'm sure the designers of the C++ language killed children and small fury pets in their past life.
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For the last 8 months I've spend my time developing & porting DRM related software to the ARM architecture. And as a language C++ is crap. And this is being nice about it. First there is the compiler which cannot even force all the subtleties which can be achieved by using C/C++. Secondly there is no standard -- or let me put it this way: A compiler switch which switch of C++ exceptions, means that the "standard" means nothing. "Portability" in the C/C++ world is massive amount of #IFDEF pre processor statements. My general experience so far with the compilers (I used VC, and the GNU tool chain), is like having a serial killer for a friend: You just never know when he is going to murder you with a smile. So no, I cannot wait until I don't have to touch C++ ever again. I'm sure the designers of the C++ language killed children and small fury pets in their past life.