> Mozilla does the same thing with C++. To be fair, C++ is the epitome of a language you only adopt after consciously picking a very specific subset of feature

> Mozilla does the same thing with C++. To be fair, C++ is the epitome of a language you only adopt after consciously picking a very specific subset of features, or explicitly marking features as verboten. Template metaprogramming and exceptions are perhaps two of the most popular features that are routinely banished from C++ projects.