The problem is that the initialization semantics are so complex in C++ that almost no programmer is actually empowered to exercise their final say, and no progr

The problem is that the initialization semantics are so complex in C++ that almost no programmer is actually empowered to exercise their final say, and no programmer without significant effort. And that's not just said out of unfamiliarity. I'm a professional C++ developer, and I often find I'm more familiar with C++'s more arcane semantics than many of my professional C++ developer co-workers.