A C++ launch, having left the new launch tower intact, and made it past Max Q before exploding.
There was only a 1 previous booster test for 5 seconds with 31 engines firing. Full thrust of 33 through the launch was not assured.
Making it past Max Q or Maximum Mechanical Stress was another huge milestone. Separation would have been the next milestone.
Great success, SpaceX!
Next tine will be even more successful in the test-to-failure cycle.
Exactly right.
Was it object-oriented?