It depends on what problem you are trying to solve, your programming style, and the size of your team. I personally will avoid C++ if possible because it has t

It depends on what problem you are trying to solve, your programming style, and the size of your team. I personally will avoid C++ if possible because it has too much complexity, too many "gotchas", and there are better choices available (Rust, Go, Ada, C, etc.). Some people like C++ and that is fine. They can use it. I will use something else if at all possible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_C%2B%2B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_C%2B%2B https://250bpm.com/blog:4/ https://250bpm.com/blog:4/ A 275-page book about how initialization works in C++: https://www.cppstories.com/2022/cpp-init-book/ https://www.cppstories.com/2022/cpp-init-book/