Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>   Such languages may lack necessary libraries, support or efficiency.

  Btw, often people wonder why C++ is so popular, given that there are
so many "better" languages out there.

  IMO one very important factor for the popularity of C++ is the staggering
amount of libraries for it. Since almost all C libraries can be used in C++,
the amount of available libraries is simply enormous.

  This is, IMO, often one of the major killers for new languages: Lack of
libraries. The language may be the most perfect language in the world, but
if you don't have libraries to do what you want, it's almost useless.
Nobody wants to reinvent the wheel for every little thing that has been
already implemented to death by other people.

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                                                          - Warp

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