There are a lot of people in this thread eager to brag about their C++ bona fides without giving fair consideration to the problem the article is really discuss

There are a lot of people in this thread eager to brag about their C++ bona fides without giving fair consideration to the problem the article is really discussing. The video is interesting for several reasons but it doesn't go towards the main question. (Thanks, btw, to gpderetta for being the only one to take a real shot.)