In practice, I tend to agree. It’s easier to avoid shooting yourself in the foot with C++, but it’s still just waiting for you to screw up.
I’m mainly getting at Undefined Behavior (UB), which both C and C++ have plenty of. This article from Raymond Chen has some excellent concrete examples: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140627-00/?p=633
The C++ side gives you what you need to create your own seat belt: spools of razor wire and clippers to remove the sharp edges (but no gloves). If you cut yourself, it’s your own damn fault. Real developers have discipline.
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Oh hey, I bet that guy is related to Rubber Johnny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Johnny
Wow, this is a wake up call. I have been wasting my time on this .bashrc file.
I mean if you need two or three, that’s still way better than grabbing 20.