You would, but the person shaking Edward's hand would not. To stretch the analogy, scissors are dangerous, but they're also very useful. I prefer a language t

You would, but the person shaking Edward's hand would not. To stretch the analogy, scissors are dangerous, but they're also very useful. I prefer a language that lets me put away the scissors when I don't need them, so I don't cut someone's hand off. For example, Python with C bindings. The problem with C++, IMO, is that it doesn't let you put the scissors away.