That's if you program "object oriented". In my experience object orientation in C++ often means something entirely different than in a GCed language like Java o

That's if you program "object oriented". In my experience object orientation in C++ often means something entirely different than in a GCed language like Java or C#. It's totally reasonable to program data-oriented in C++, especially for time critical applications like games. Unfortunately, this rules out many abstractions and mechanisms that make sense in a modern C++ application.