In comparison to Languages like Python

Question

Why is C and C++ such spectacular examples of incompetence?

Answer 1

I myself am a pythonist, but every language has its own strength and weaknesses. As a matter of fact, python has inherited much of its functionality from C, and by learning these other languages individually, you can gain a stronger understanding of programming as a whole.

Answer 2

I wouldn't say incompetence.

Each language tackles a different problem.

Mind you, C is used where applications need to run fast or resources are scarce. Arduino makes use of C as a high level language.

Python, on the other hand, deals more with concise programs and data manipulation. It can also be used to make applications quickly and implement mini-servers (or scrape the Web).