C++

C++

One has to understand the choices made in C++, otherwise the same stuff just gets reinvented in C, albeit less readable (e.g. the GTK+ toolkit). Granted, C++ is not as quick to learn as C, but the extra time to learn it more than makes up through decreases in coding time.

Each line of C++ code tends to do more, hence the probability of making bugs decreases. Old empirical estimates have a ball-park figure of 2.5 C lines for 1 C++ line. This multiplier can probably be safely revised upwards if one considers the heavy use of the standard C++ library (and/or Boost libraries) in modern code.