> C and C++ are basically the same thing I disagree here. For example, try writing something that does reference counting in C vs C++. In C++, it's practical

> C and C++ are basically the same thing I disagree here. For example, try writing something that does reference counting in C vs C++. In C++, it's practically trivial. In C, it's a nightmare of bugs. RAII support being directly in the language is huge in this case.