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/.

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I'll just make a pretty basic claim: the best programmers in the world think C++ is at best a distraction and just use C.
thats only a half truth. C still holds a definate advantage over C++ in systems and embedded programming. and one might argue that systems and embedded programmers are the 'best' considering they program directly to the machine. But for large scale apps you wont see C hardly at all, the mental bookkeeping that it takes to handle thousands of lines of code would kill productivity. C++ is here to stay, good luck finding a company that will hire you to do large scale apps in C