C++ is not back

http://simpleprogrammer.com/2012/12/01/why-c-is-not-back/

Some interesting points about C++. I think next version of C++ should remove 80% of the language.

And no, C is not an option. Lack of RAII and other "advanced" functionalities will result in terrible bugs.

And no, D is not proper replacement. GC is shit.

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The Windows NT kernel is pretty popular...

The big objections to C++ are poor tools, the runtime requirements, and too complex language features. The first (and partly the second) stem from the mid-90s and have been largely solved by now. The second and third are usually handled by allowing only a subset of the language, but especially with the third you always get some self-titled expert timewaster who insist on using every feature even though they don't understand it themselves.