Eu seri que vocês já devem estar cansado de tópicos assim, mas este tem um diferencial!
Eu gosto de conversar com amantes de C++, pois eles apresentam uma série de argumentos contra java.
O último que me falaram foi a falta dos tais ponteiros.
Alguém pode me explicar o que são, o que fazem e qual sua grande vantagem?
Muitérrimo obrigado.
ps.: ele mandou esse texto deste site http://stl.caltech.edu/gcc.shtml
Second, Java. Java is a terrible programming language developed by incompetent programmers. It is not an undue exaggeration to say that everything Java does is wrong. There is nothing interesting that can be learned from Java, except how such an awful programming language can become so popular. Java is said to increase programmer productivity, but this is a half-truth. Java increases the productivity of incompetent programmers; it harms the productivity of excellent programmers. Since 90% of programmers are incompetent, the overall effect is that Java increases programmer productivity. I submit that this is the exact opposite of a good thing. Do not waste time with Java; let the incompetent programmers revel in their miserable language while you embrace the wonder that is C++.
Why is Java a terrible programming language? Alex Stepanov can explain it better than I can.
“I spent several months programming in Java. Contrary to its author’s prediction, it did not grow on me. I did not find any new insights - for the first time in my life programming in a new language did not bring me new insights. It keeps all the stuff that I never use in C++ - inheritance, virtuals - OO gook - and removes the stuff that I find useful. It might be successful… but it has no intellectual value whatsoever” - Alexander Stepanov
Java takes almost all of the useful and powerful things in C++ and C and discards them.
mas pago o aluguel com C++ 
