Learning C++ and Java

[Banana fanna fo fanna]

C was designed to be a sort of portable, human-readable assembly. It didn't turn out that way.

You didn't mention how Java's lack of pointers inhibits its functionality. Java's got pass-by-reference. It has arrays and strings (in fact, they're safe, too).

I'd say the only bad thing about Java is that it doesn't have first class functions, but anonymous inner classes and listeners fit the bill nicely in that regard (for callbacks, etc).

[Mephisto]

However, that doesn't mean I don't know what I'm talking about; you're saying that because I didn't mention the positives of the language or the counter to its deficiencies that I suddenly have no idea (once again) what I am talking about.