The quest for a programming language that doesn't suck --- Part 1

[Listening to: Aglaia – Three Organic Experiences. Track #3, Seven Ancient Glaciers is a definite stand-out!]
Welcome, stranger! This series is a journal that attempts to document my trials and tribulations as I embark on the impossible journey of finding the perfect programming language that I can use with great joy on my hobby projects. An epic quest of unfathomable difficulty, indeed!
In this episode: after a somewhat lacklustre introductory meandering on the merits of the multi-language approach in software development, things get heated up quite a bit with some good old-fashioned C++ bashing, after which the hero calms down and finally sets some GOALs.