Here's an idea: why don't we put distinctive marks at the boundaries between Top C++ and Bottom C++? Say, square brackets. If the Top C++ superficial syntax hap

Here's an idea: why don't we put distinctive marks at the boundaries between Top C++ and Bottom C++? Say, square brackets. If the Top C++ superficial syntax happens to be a little bit smalltalkish, we could call the resulting language Objective C! Kidding apart, one of the anti-patterns the most specific to C++ I've met is inability to decide whether some code is high level or low level. C should have been embedded in C++, with clear segregation marks, not extended/inflated into C++.