why not? details please! superficially it for sure looks much nicer than java but i haven't really used it.

i like d. but i didn't do any bigger project with it either. d is similar to c++ but without some of its biggest annoyances. i currently find go more interesting though.

i really dislike c++ and only use it if i absolutely need the functionality of a library that isn't available for other languages. java and c# are an improvement but i wouldn't really call them great languages either. i more and more think that it's better to ignore the popularity of a language and concentrate on what is fun to use. it also doesn't hurt to know a lot of languages.

basic and c are very old too.