If the parent used C++ in the old days, using the "Better C" paradigm im sure he will have bad memories being plaged by manual resource management. Its a whole

If the parent used C++ in the old days, using the "Better C" paradigm im sure he will have bad memories being plaged by manual resource management. Its a whole new language and much more stable when you just use smart pointers, take care of ownership and know how to use the right reference types.