Agree completely. When you compare the new code to the C++98 one, it looks like a great improvement. But isn't that because C++98 simply sucked even more? As y

Agree completely. When you compare the new code to the C++98 one, it looks like a great improvement. But isn't that because C++98 simply sucked even more? As you say, when you compare it to languages like Haskell, even the new C++11 leaves something to be desired.