That&#x27;s fine, but protecting you from other people doing ridiculous things isn&#x27;t really the fault of modern C++ as it is possibly a feature of a GC language.  I think there is utility in not letting people out of a sandbox if they can&#x27;t handle it, but I also think the fact that C++11 has a stark path that should be used is different than the high wire act of C and older C++.