[codr7]

Nope, not from my experience.

Because in C++ the features are just there right around the corner, they will seep into the code base.

And I don't want even classes, there's too much junk in there that I don't need.

[ryao]

Can you think of anything I missed:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43701516

[codr7]

offsetof/baseof springs to mind, for intrusive stuff.

You can sort of emulate it using pointers to member but it quickly loses its appeal.