C++ is a funny chimeric creation that has absorbed some great modern ideas from Rust and other new language but needs to preserve compatibility with its antedil

C++ is a funny chimeric creation that has absorbed some great modern ideas from Rust and other new language but needs to preserve compatibility with its antediluvian C heritage. You could write it in a very clean and somewhat safe modern style or in a familiar C-like style. We use modern C++ at work and, by embracing RAII, it really isn't so bad.