One hopes that libraries are also written by a very strong team with an understanding of code correctness and techniques for ensuring it.
I thought it was clear that I agreed that C and C++ (and other memory-unsafe languages) are generally worse than other existing alternatives. I'd just like to see Stepanov's reasoning followed a bit further; maybe it will lead somewhere interesting?
Actually, I hadn't realized that we agreed on that. I will think more about Stepanov's approach, although I still think he is ignoring the different efforts likely to be put into securing different type of programs.
I thought it was clear that I agreed that C and C++ (and other memory-unsafe languages) are generally worse than other existing alternatives. I'd just like to see Stepanov's reasoning followed a bit further; maybe it will lead somewhere interesting?