On: Why would you learn C++ in 2016?

[burfog]

The things C++ is missing include performance features. It's missing the "restrict" keyword.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrict

Some compilers offer "__restrict" or "__restrict__" in C++, but it's not standard. Standard C++ lacks the feature.

Besides "restrict", there is also the matter of theory not matching practice. The norm for C++ programmers is to be at least somewhat unaware of various extra copies and allocation. You know it's true. In practice, this makes the language slower.

[bitbiter → burfog]

C++ has std::valarray that has aliasing rules similar to the restrict keyword, allowing the same types of optimizations.

[mhaymo → burfog]

Forgive my ignorance, but doesn't std::unique_ptr communicate the same restriction, and therefore enable the same optimisations?

[firethief → mhaymo]

unique_ptr has unique ownership; it's not an error to use other pointers to the same data (just a bad idea).