why do you guys hate c++?

apparently one of you was in /v/ a day ago going on a little tirade against c++. why would it be so popular if there was "absolutely nothing good about it" like you said?

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I agree with you to some extent. C++ has it's own idioms as to how to best program with it across multiple paradigms. Look at the Boost libraries for example.

I think the saying, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" is applicable to C++. Far too many novices approach C++ and expect it to work like Java on one end, or like C on the other, and they ultimately fail.

If you're going to program in C++, you should program like other competent C++ programmers.