I used to like the simplicity of the C API and knowing where buffers were allocated and discarded. Then at one point I took the dive and learnt the C++ API and

I used to like the simplicity of the C API and knowing where buffers were allocated and discarded. Then at one point I took the dive and learnt the C++ API and its memory management scheme. I did not look back. Having all these things automated while still being reasonably predictable is really comfortable!