Programming Language to Replace C++

I think we can all agree that C++ is a terrible language. So why is it still around?

When talking to most C++ users (game developers, systems programmers), I've found that most seem to recognize C++'s faults, but they don't really care. They aren't even the slightest bit interested in a new language that might solve its problems, even one that gives them all the power of C++ with none of the downsides. You can't even get them to look at something new.

Why is that? Why does everyone just 'live with it' without wanting to improve the situation?

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http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/releasenotes/Cocoa/RN-ObjectiveC/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004309-CH1-DontLinkElementID_11

In 64-bit, the implementation of Objective-C exceptions has been rewritten. The new system provides "zero-cost" try blocks and interoperability with C++.
"Zero-cost" try blocks incur no time penalty when entering an @try block, unlike 32-bit which must call setjmp()  and other additional bookkeeping. On the other hand, actually throwing an exception is much more expensive. For best performance in 64-bit, exceptions should be thrown only in exceptional cases.
In 64-bit, C++ exceptions and Objective-C exceptions are interoperable. In particular, C++ destructors and Objective-C @finally blocks are honored when unwinding any exception, and default catch clauses—catch (...) and @catch (...)—are able to catch and re-throw any exception.


So I was wrong in that it's not a feature of 2.0 but the new 64-bit runtime.