C++ Sucks

C++ is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where it's much much easier to generate total and utter crap with it. Quite frankly, even if the choice of C were to do *nothing* but keep the C++ programmers out, that in itself would be a huge reason to use C.

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Parrot is written in C, requires C.. it's written in it.  JVM, in C, and so on.  As long as these things are the case it'll be around.  Even ASM is still commonly used in the workplace.  I also see lots of C apps coming out all the time.  Like.. most web browsers, X, XFCE, compiz-fusion, windows, the list goes on.  Most of the apps you know and love are either C, C++, or possibly Obj C.  Sorry. I know you like your high level languages, but thems the breaks.