From time to time we get comments like the one above. Often these comments are accompanied by some expert analysis: "I know, I've tried it and it sucked. Look at all those huge Windows apps, compared to slim and fast Linux apps written in C."
But of course. How come we never thought about it before? Thanks for setting us straight on this. If it weren't for geniuses like yourself who can fully grasp all the subtleties of a language by just "trying it", (or, even more impressive, by reading about it on Usenet and slashdot.org), the whole Open Source community would be doomed. Thank you so much, really. And since the future of mankind certainly depends on the thriving of Open Source software, today you just saved humanity. The whole gtkmm team shall chant your name and deeds for as long as we live, and so shall our children, and the children of our children. We hope that gives you a warm feeling deep inside.