Why still use C++?

So, why do people still use C++ if it is so complicated? Here is what I was thinking tonight. I was watching that lecture about the C++ Renaissance, but a lot of the code was so messy even for very basic stuff. Also, the libraries were very limited to just basic computational stuff. Then we look at things like Java or Lisp were the already given libraries can do things like GUI and concurrency (C++ took a long time to catch up). Everything is pretty safe and easy to code. I do not understand why so much of the industry still uses C++.

>>1
Because garbage collection is exactly that, garbage. Call me when there's a general purpose language as expressive as Lisp, with strong typying, static compilation to machine code, and without the gargbage collection.

I don't want a language to hold my hand when it comes to memory management. I don't want a language that runs in a virtual machine.

>>1
Also, the concurrency libraries in C++ far surpass those in Java or Lisp these days. Take a look at PPL, TBB, OpenMP or C++AMP.

>>4
Who gives a shit. Garbage collection is considered harmful. Also, go back to http://boards.4chan.org/g

reference counting > manual memory management > gc

reference counting + manual memory management > manual memory management > reference counting > gc

>>18
Just because you don't know how does the bare metal work doesn't mean you are a clueless programmer who writes stupid shit.