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by jchmbrln 2946 days ago
> You don't have to use it. Select a subset of the language which gives you what you need. That's part of what's great about having so much in the language.

This is the precise reason I've not yet devoted the time to learn C++. I'm a little scared off by having to learn the biggest programming language and also which large sections of it to avoid before I can be productive.