If your C++ codebase uses RAII to manage locks and other expensive resources, I think it's fine to use blocks to define their scope. The alternative is to encap

If your C++ codebase uses RAII to manage locks and other expensive resources, I think it's fine to use blocks to define their scope. The alternative is to encapsulate the scope in a new function or method, which is great if it improves readability, but not if it reduces readability.