Am I the only one who uses C++ as C with classes? I'd say unfortunately not. Focussing on the classes has the disadvantge it can quickly lead to 'everything is

Am I the only one who uses C++ as C with classes? I'd say unfortunately not. Focussing on the classes has the disadvantge it can quickly lead to 'everything is an object' or derived strict OOP mindsets thereby not only ignoring tons of other, more functional, goodies modern c++ has to offer but also leading to what you call 'protected abstract virtual base pure virtual private destructor'.