> Back in 2010, I read the c++faq religiously, tried to warp my projects to it in college, and in the end produced nothing because i was too busy trying to be a big boy.

You're just admitting to having created your own problem, and suffering consequences for it. Nothing in your comment pertains any issue with reading coding guidelines in general or specifically the C++ ones, let alone any comment in particular.

> Now, the c++faq is obsolete.

That's your personal assertion, and one that does not sound informed at all.

I keep track of the C++ coding guidelines. In general they are nice rules of thumb. No one wants to build a religion around them.