> Just because something runs on servers doesn't mean that it doesn't run on processors that are just enough to run a minimal version of Linux kernel. Maybe, b

> Just because something runs on servers doesn't mean that it doesn't run on processors that are just enough to run a minimal version of Linux kernel. Maybe, but it seems unreasonable to hold the world back because of those systems. > When it comes to bad judgement, C++ gives a lot more rope and especially rope that's C developers are not familiar with. I think one could just ban most of that rope to junior devs. "Don't try to roll your own classes or templates, for getting them right requires both skill and discipline." Also common guidelines ban rope that isn't needed but for implementing the superior alternatives, that are usually found in the standard library. You can still program in a procedural way and use just the low hanging fruits of the STL, that was designed for correctness above all, for Alex Stepanov made it to demonstrate his ideas of generic programming: C++ just happened to make implementing it possible.