[blub]

Wrong: C++ promotes library features before language features. Language features are carefully considered before they are included or dropped.

In fact the entire language is designed with care, which should be obvious to anyone who has read The design & evolution of C++ or has followed C++'s evolution.

[groby_b]

Yes, really careful... "Oh look, another shiny feature. Let's add it!" ;)

But kidding aside - the constraints imposed on C++ during its design (C backwards compatible) combined with a desire to have every feature under the sun available has led to an overly complex beast.

Don't tell me you looked at e.g. C++ lambda functions and thought that was "good design". It gets the job done, but that's the best you can say about it.