>> Oh, I have a far bigger "problem" than that: C is the number one 
>> language requested in job adverts. :-(
> 
>   I feel your pain because I hate C (but for different reasons than you).

It's very popular for "kernel-level development" for some reason.

(Of course, there are still plenty of people doing web development, who 
consequently want Java / Ruby / PHP / ASP / Python / whatever.)

>   Your problem is that you project your C prejudices onto C++ as well,
> and simply refuse to learn the tools C++ offers to make your life easier.

FWIW, it seems C++ has fixed some of the stuff I disliked about C. 
(Although I'm told almost every valid C program is also a valid C++ 
program, so nobody's forcing you to actually make use of these 
improvements...) It still has the problem of being inherantly designed 
to be unsafe, and being very low-level.

I guess it's just a question of motivation. If it weren't for the fact 
that everybody wants C / C++ programmers, I wouldn't even consider 
wasting my time learning it. It's highly unsuited to the kind of 
programs I write. But since everybody wants to use it... well maybe I 
could spend a few months trying to write a working C++ program. But I'm 
up against whizzkids who have been using nothing but C++ since they were 
9 years old. I have to feel I don't really stand a chance here...

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