whats wrong with c++?

it has namespaces, better standard libraries, a plethora of modern conveniences, and all of c's functionality.

if you don't like objects don't use them

if you want to feel like a programming badass and do everything low level then learn assembly

>>11
The funny thing is that C++ isn't even that powerful. I can do a lot more by mixing C with code generation than I can do with the built in features of C++. But C++ is just powerful enough to make you program implode.

>>19
The solution there is to avoid dependence on undefined behavior.

>>23
If an optimization performed by a compiler introduces a security issue, then that isn't an optimization, that's a delerberate action performed by the compiler to ruin your program. An optimized program and an unoptimized program should be equivalent to one another, outside of undefined behavior. Again, the solution here is to not depend on undefined behavior.