Just look at the stats... Look at what position C and C++ are... What language should I have used? By the way, I haven't started making the bot yet, because I have started making an IRC ToolKit in C++, which I registered in SourceForge. Anyway, I don't see why C++ is the wrong lang to use. Still, if you want to use a different lang for your bot, there's no-one preventing you from doing it. Good luck, you have my support if you decide to do it
And now referring to your comments:
where C(++) is entierly the wrong language to use
No it's not.
people are so largely ignorant of alternatives and why some are superior for almost any applications.
Give me an example. I'd REALLY like to know what languages are superior for almost any apps. IMHO no lang can do that.
it shouldn´t ever be used
Again I'd really love to know what language you have in mind
And please reconsider if you're gonna say C# or something.
it´s that it's treated as some sort of default catch-all solution in so many places
No it's not. C++ (or C) is not the best for everything. As a matter of fact, in some stuff it SUCKS. Like string handling (yeah I mean std::string for C++ and char * for C). And no; ppl don't use C/C++ for everything (or most of the stuff). There are MANY other equally good languages out there. I just happen to like C++ the best at the moment.
