It is C++. Note that this perfectly reasonable individual choice tend to ensnare us all in a local maximum.
One route out of this local maximum could be CPUs optimized for garbage collection and a high rate of function call. I doubt we will see that any-time soon, though.
META: Why the downmod? I assume it wasn't out of mere disagreement, so I must have made a specific mistake, but I can't see it (I answered the question, then stated an opinion which I think was on topic).
