> I don't think you need a good understanding of C++ to appreciate these features per-se. Only if you want to make a statement like "X is an improvement over C+

> I don't think you need a good understanding of C++ to appreciate these features per-se. Only if you want to make a statement like "X is an improvement over C++ because of these". What about "X encoding thread-safety through the type-system is an improvement over the C++ way" and similar? This is how I usually read these kinds of statements.