I have 20 years of experience in C++. C++ makes me more productive. If I understand correctly, Linus is saying something I agree with: a bad programmer using C

I have 20 years of experience in C++. C++ makes me more productive. If I understand correctly, Linus is saying something I agree with: a bad programmer using C++ will write code that is harder to maintain than code written by a bad programmer using C. Bjarne Stroustrup once said, "C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off." In his FAQ, he expands on this point: "What people tend to miss, is that what I said there about C++ is to a varying extent true for all powerful languages. As you protect people from simple dangers, they get themselves into new and less obvious problems. Someone who avoids the simple problems may simply be heading for a not-so-simple one. One problem with very supporting and protective environments is that the hard problems may be discovered too late or be too hard to remedy once discovered. Also, a rare problem is harder to find than a frequent one because you don't suspect it." In my view, Linus is agreeing with BS.