[atilaneves]

Then don't use the standard library. Don't even link it in.

> Your typical heap-happy usage

Huh? 1990s C++ was typically heap-happy, which is part of the reason Java looks the way it does. Idiomatic modern C++ uses the stack as much as possible. And one can use custom allocators.

[pjc50]

Not a good fit for systems with small hardware stacks - PIC16 is still in use http://www.microcontrollerboard.com/pic_memory_organization....