SS> I hate five major things about C++ so far:
SS> /* 1. Passing by reference */
SS> /* 2. Declaring data in random places */
These are two of the reasons I never use pure C anymore.  I feel limited
without these abilities.  I really hope these, along with function
overloading, get added to the next C standard.
References are quite powerful.  I suspect that once you get used to them
and really start using classes, you'll come to appreciate them as well.
As for declarations, why shouldn't I be able to declare a variable where
I use it?  I especially like for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) type
declarations.  It makes it quite clear that i is simply a placeholder.
Certainly, you could randomly declare variables in places that make no
sense.  However, you can also write spaghetti code in either C or C++.
You sound like a Pascal weenie: "I want the compiler to protect me from
myself!" 
SS> /* 3. Assembly comments */
Not a big deal either way.  Stylistic differences.  I use them and like
them, but wouldn't be lost without them.
SS>     /* 4. C-style casts are outlawed as of the latest draft proposal
SS>     long bar;
Jury is still out.  I haven't upgraded my compiler yet, so I haven't
used C++ casts much. 
SS>     /* 5. Weird new commands and stuff because I hadn't bothered to
SS>     ** call ANSI to see what they threw in this morning.
There haven't been THAT many changes, at least not to the basic
language. Most of them are nit-picky technical details.
SS>  SS> 2) Is the icky void main(void) actually allowed in C++?  Ugh...
SS> No surprise. Borland is evil.
Hey! Bite your tongue! 
Regards,
Daniel              ddjones@pinn.net
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