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		mangoman on March 24, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: What's Your Most Disliked Programming Langua... I'm so confused about why C is so liked, while C++ is so disliked. I mean everything you can do in C you can do in C++...Is it because C++ is too high-level for the work that C is primarily used for, and too low level for applications that are better suited for something like Java or Python? I'm a C++ hacker by education, its the language I'm strongest in. It definitely has flaws, but I DEFINITELY enjoy it over C.

jcheng on March 24, 2012 | [–]

Because C is simple and C++ is complex, perhaps. Personally I agree with you, I would always choose C++ if given an option between those two.

SkyMarshal on March 24, 2012 | [–]

Here's one answer to that: https://lwn.net/Articles/249460/

Kilimanjaro on March 24, 2012 | [–]

"The fact that we also piss off people who cannot see that is just a big additional advantage."

I like Linus.

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