In embedded development C++ is often frowned upon because in the past people used C++ features that bloated the code. Regarding features that may not be proper

In embedded development C++ is often frowned upon because in the past people used C++ features that bloated the code. Regarding features that may not be properly optimized, there are exceptions and move semantics I guess, but exceptions are often avoided like the plague anyway and code can be refactored to get the same effect as move semantics. Am I missing something?