C++

Hey /prog/. I have to take an Intro to C++ course for my degree (not CS). I know most if not all of you hate it. I've used it very little myself. I do know C, a bit of Smalltalk, and some Prolog.

SO:
-Should I remember what I learn about the language itself, or should I forget everything about it after the class and never speak of it again?

-Does it offer any real advantages over C?

-Is it really a bad language, or is it so complex that implementations just can't get it right? Or both? If it's truly bad, provide examples please.

Thanks /prog/.

-Is it really a bad language, or is it so complex that implementations just can't get it right?
they way you word that question there is no way you can get an intelligent answer. do you honestly think that C++'s complexity is due to mistakes in designing the syntax of the language or structure of the compiler? Do you ~really~ think that someone is just going to come along and fix C++ so it works right? C++ is not complex because Bjarne forgot to add features that make the language easy. C is a very simple language with barebones syntax, yet using the language too its full potential is extremely complicated compared to most other high level languages. So can we say C is bad because "the they just cant get the implementation right"? No, C is a complex language because its a complex language. If you want an easy language, use C# or Java. Stop wasting time asking the same stupid question over and over as to whether C++ is broken. The top computer scientists all over the world use both C and C++ and they dont waste time arqueing whether the language is "broken" like the tens of thousands of compiler experts have overlooked something.