C++

C++ programs written where the writer has a basic grasp of object orientation are far more secure and reliable than equivalent C programs.

Compare std::string to char*. std::string always cleans up it's own memory in any situation, allocates the right amount every time. char*, you might forget to free, or double free, or not allocate enough memory. Whoops. Basic logic says that C++ programs are better and more secure than C programs.

except those who use high level languages like php, javascript etc often don't understand how works what they do because details are hidden from them. so your analogy is false, you rather can imagine users of those languages driving a toy car in an amusement park while users of c/c++ drive a real car... or, without bigotry and more precise, like drivers of cars with automatic gearbox and with manual gearbox