It's a mixed bag. Yes, C++ forces you to slow down and be deliberate, but you're slowed down when you're on the wrong path and trying to get back to the right

It's a mixed bag. Yes, C++ forces you to slow down and be deliberate, but you're slowed down when you're on the wrong path and trying to get back to the right one also. I can't tell you the number of large C++ code bases I've seen which are nearly unsalvageable because the language makes it too hard to move back to goodness when you've strayed.