[srj]

Am I the only one who loves writing C++? I've used some newer languages like Kotlin, and that's good too, but I always come back to C++. I think a lot of the criticism is from the old way it was written, before C++11/17.

[MathMonkeyMan]

C++ is a lot of fun, and there exist many compelling subsets, but the language as a whole is a minefield that you need years of experience to navigate, and probably can never master.

[nightowl_games]

Kinda.

The vast majority of c++ I encounter is simple orthodox c++.

No one I know cares about new features in c++ and bemoans having to ever write a template.

No one really cares about bulletproofing types, ie: copy/move constructors and all that stuff.

I'm sure it's different at big companies but the vast vast majority of c++ is just simple procedural code.

[jayd16]

Tooling is a pain, packages are a pain, compiles are slow, the language is inconsistent, header files why..., the list goes on and on and its not outdated complaints.

(lots of reasons to like it, too)

[pjmlp]

I love C++, it was my next language after Turbo Pascal, there was a small stint with C, but already in 1992 it felt outdated.

However, during the last decade C++ culture suffered, probably it has taken too many C refugees.

What you call old way, it is still how many folks write C++ in big corporations, I tend to complain that I only see Modern C++ in conference slides, and my own hobby coding.

[macgyverismo]

I love it too, it tends to bend to my will, for better or worse. It feels like it doesn't stand in my way, and that further translates to feeling like there is nothing between my program and the hardware it runs on.

No need to school me on how that isn't true, I'm just describing my feeling and why I love C++.