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From: Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com>
Subject: Re: Why C++ is vastly superior to C
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 18:53:31 +0100
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On Mon, 16 May 2011 09:29:07 -0700, Krice wrote:

> You can live without templates, it's the least important feature
> of C++ and people constantly over/misuse it. Most important feature
> is class programming: instances, encapsulation and inheritance,
> the OOP basics.

Maybe for you. OTOH, if performance matters, templates are essential.
And if performance doesn't matter, higher-level languages offer the OOP
features with less hassle. IOW, if you don't need templates, you probably
don't need C++ either.