What is mess in C++? Yes, it has some shady parts and is more complex than C, but this complexity provides expressiveness and type safety. And you can always use only features from C++ you find useful.
> also contribute to projects that introduce C++ into a C code base, and I really wish they hadn't done this.
What is problematic in these projects other than unfamiliarity of C++ for developers previously used only C?
What is mess in C++? Yes, it has some shady parts and is more complex than C, but this complexity provides expressiveness and type safety. And you can always use only features from C++ you find useful.
> also contribute to projects that introduce C++ into a C code base, and I really wish they hadn't done this.
What is problematic in these projects other than unfamiliarity of C++ for developers previously used only C?