[Nodrog]

its too low-level, you will spend too much time fighting against stupid syntax and machine level stuff rather than learning proper programming concepts. C++ is only a useful language when your code has to run extremely fast, and for 99% of applications speed isnt the primary issue. If youre serious about programming then its important to learn C at some point to get an understanding of whats actually going on inside your computer, but theres really no benefit in learning C++ unless you either envision a career which requires you to do it, or are working on some very niche low level things (modern 3d games, integrated circuits, etc). Its a terrible first-language to learn at any rate, because all the important concepts get obscured by the pathologies of the language and youll just end up fighting with C++ rather than actually learning general programming skills.