> If you're so keen on algebraic data types, there are languages much better suited to that than C++. Variants of this comment are often seen. For any given f

> If you're so keen on algebraic data types, there are languages much better suited to that than C++. Variants of this comment are often seen. For any given feature, there's going to be a language that shines in that particular area. However, choice of language rarely comes down to a specific feature. There's usually a multitude of aspects that needs to be considered - some of them aren't even technical.