Why is C++ shit?

CS student here.  C++ is taught as the step-child of C that never had the marketing of Java; and if implemented properly IS the best choice for a project looking for speed and scale. 

So why so much hate?  Are my professors just pundits from the 80's still mad about Java?

Are my professors just pundits from the 80's still mad about Java?

yup, that pretty much sums it up.

C++ is a great language but for the most part it is widely abused. I guess the same goes for Java in my opinion.

C++ has some really mind boggling features, the amount of shit you can do in it is literally unique. Java was just a better fit for the weekday 9 to 5 programmers.

I'd rather maintain an old java project than an old C++ project, especially if it was written by amateurs.