It's actually possible to make C++ nice, the Grace library is wonderful. If I ever have to C++ again I'm totally grabbing it and using it. The Grace value types and type safe format operations are just the best thing ever.

My problem though is it's not the right tool for the job. Simply having access to C level APIs doesn't instantly mean your language is awesome at making servers and operating systems. Especially if that same language can't quite figure out what the hell really happens on a copy, or during an exception, or can't make decent strings and data buffers.

I figure they have the axe of "I used this for a while, and really grew to hate it when I compared it to these other things I used" to grind. Sometimes the technologies you use just make you want to get something off your chest, you know?