Still true for C++. Can still mentally map new features to the core language C. A modern Cfront transpiler can still be written. Template meta-programming maps

Still true for C++. Can still mentally map new features to the core language C. A modern Cfront transpiler can still be written. Template meta-programming maps to C pre-processor macros. The sad part with both is generated code cannot be examined thus the unreadable compiler errors and slower compilation as it's regenerated every time. Slightly off-topic: Rust can also be mentally mapped to C.