Demise of C++?

fashla writes "Several somber and soul searching threads have been recently posted to the USENET newsgroup comp.lang.c++ such as "C++ is Dead" and "A Dying Era". The reason for this reflective mood is the sudden demise of the magazine C/C++ Users Journal (CUJ) http://www.cuj.com/ that had been published by CMP Media. Participating in the posts have been such C++ luminaries such as Bjarne Stroustrup and P.J. Plauger. While some contributers think that CUJ's demise is due to the general trend away from print, others think something else is afoot..."

C++ Dying?

[jetsfandb]

If they want my C++ compiler they will have to pry it from my cold, dead hands!

Re:Balkanization

[bhima]

"Feral C"... If there was ever a description of how I use C (and probably FORTRAN) there it is!

I love it... when will GCC be supporting it?

Netcraft

[just_another_sean]

Has Netcraft confirmed this?

The clearest sign that C++ is a dead end:

[porkchop_d_clown]

Large parts of the Darwin kernel layer are written in it.

Anything Apple uses - *must* be a dead end.

In todays hasty world...

[ballpoint]

C++ still is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time to program anything in it, because we do not program anything in it, unless it is worth taking a long time to program.

I think "sharp" is not too appropriate...

[Chemisor]

... for a language that is just a hash of things created by random pounding on the keyboard.

Re:I think "sharp" is not too appropriate...

[Randolpho]

you are too sharp-witted for me. I will now pound sand.

I could go for some hashbrowns.