I think the failings in this article stems from a misunderstanding on how to use C++ correctly, and just compares it to a language the author is more familiar with, C#. C++ most definitely has a lot of faults, but at the same time, I've seen and worked with some truly awesome code bases using C++. And the above statement can be used for nearly every language that rapidly evolves (C++ pre 2011 was... well, a pain in the a to use).

All in all, I do wish these articles wouldn't make it to the front page of HN, because they don't really add much value to the community, but simply acts as a negative rant, not adding anything constructive.