No Time To Play

There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses. — Bjarne Stroustrup

Nothing is perfect; certainly not programming languages. But it’s one thing to complain about legitimate issues, and another entirely to go by old misconceptions that could be cleared up with a little research. Due to its prominent status, C++ is often a victim of ignorance, as people think they know things about it just because they keep hearing the name. So let’s see a few things people believe about C++ that just aren’t true. This isn’t purely for fun: programming is hard, and the last thing you want is to limit your options artificially.

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