Possibly because C has too few features for your average programmers liking, and C++ is a nightmarish hellscape of sprawling features which you have to learn and then intentionally ignore if you want others to understand your code.
Gen Y Hobart Australia here. I also think he mostly nailed it, but I trust Australian police officers. The few occasions I've dealt with them they've been level-headed and very friendly.
This last election has been demoralizing as fuck though. I stayed up to date on all the news and policies. I tried to talk around people I knew who were voting Liberal. I had 0 effect. Next time around I may just not bother.
And the mainstream news is a pile of shit but that's a much longer rant.
>Vote! Convince others to vote. Every election is a potential revolution, which is why we have them.
How'd that work when you brought in Obama?
Until America adopts a preferential voting system it'll be stuck with a two party system, and neither party will be "revolutionary". They'll be ever-so-slightly off center in whichever direction they hope to pick up votes.
But I like Java, so feel free to ignore me.