C++

1) Why do people not like C++?
2) Is C++ a good language to learn programming? Mind you, you don't need to use any of the advanced features.

JAVA DOES HAVE CLOSURES

final int[] env = {31337};
Runnable closure = new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        System.out.println("env was " + env[0]);
        env[0] = 31338;
        System.out.println("env is now " + env[0]);
    }
};

closure.run();

env was 31337
env is now 31338