The C family of languages suck!

Seriously! They are hideously complicated, confusing, and silly. I have no personal knowledge of the languages, I admit, but a programmer friend of mine has expressed frustration with C++, and frankly, I would rather use RealBasic, In spite of it's instability and USD 99 price tag (it used to be USD 30, WHY!?!?! WHY!?!?!)