<sigh> .. I'd like to say "mu", but here's a bit more. If your project has enough idiosyncrasies to demand C++, then you are best placed to attain guru status i

<sigh> .. I'd like to say "mu", but here's a bit more. If your project has enough idiosyncrasies to demand C++, then you are best placed to attain guru status in that aspect. So don't listen to gurus and build your own "idioms". The language is bloody flexible for a low level one.