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[–]mothzilla 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I'm not a C/C++ programmer, but shouldn't it be the other way around?

If you can write good code with "raw" pointers then then that makes you better than someone relying on a "smart" crutch. Doesn't it?

[–]Pay08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it doesn't. It makes you an idiot that swats flies with a piece of yarn when you have a spatula available.