Why is C++...

...so bad? Why does it have such a bad reputation?

I'm an experienced C++ programmer and, while the language has warts, I can't understand the reason for the enormous amount of criticism against the language.

I'd like to hear the honest opinions of /prog/rammers in this regard.

“If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.” -- Bjarne Stroustrup when designing C++

>>6
I don't think so. Exceptions, (lack of) runtime type system, superb chain of template headers, duplicated template instantiations in object files, (possibly infinite) obscure rules for implicit casts, lack of a better preprocessor, awful parseable grammar... I mean, just try to debug some template errors and you've got work for a week.

I'll never learn C++ entirely, and don't care!

“I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone.” -- Bjarne Stroustrup