Recently, Piotr Wyderski – a friend who I know virtually from the pl.comp.lang.c newsgroup – posted a very nice summary aptly expressing why I use C++ programming language.

in Polish:

Bo jest to jedyny znany mi język, który pozwala na zejście na bardzo niski poziom tam, gdzie to jest potrzebne i odizolowanie się od niego tam, gdzie to potrzebne nie jest.

in English:

Because, C++ is the only [programming] language, that makes it possible to get on a very low level when it’s needed and isolate from the bare metal when it’s not needed.

I completely agree with Piotr’s point of view.