I like the author's pragmatic approach to evaluating C++ as a programming tool. The question is not, as it is so often posed, "Is C++ too complicated?" (What does that even mean? Too complicated for what?) The question is, "Is C++ so complicated that it diverts too much of my attention and mental resources away from solving the problem at hand?" I personally agree that over the history of C++, the answer to that question has gone from "no" to "most likely so." More and more, C++ is becoming the hammer that forces you to take your eyes off the nail all the time. It seems to me that the areas in which the advantages gained from using C++ outweigh this disadvantage are shrinking fast.
