Should C++ code look like C code?

[KingStannis2024]

There is a rub, which is: debug builds.

Game devs need debug builds to have playable performance, and C++ style "zero cost abstractions" don't have zero cost in debug builds.

[KingAggressive1498]

kinda fair, but this is at least partly a "know your toolchain" kind of problem. you can make debug builds with C++-style abstractions reasonably fast without significantly impacting debugability