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These and many other pitfalls are all discussed in detail in the C++ FQA Lite:

http://yosefk.com/c++fqa/exceptions.html#fqa-17.1

http://yosefk.com/c++fqa/ctors.html#fqa-10.17

http://yosefk.com/c++fqa/exceptions.html#fqa-17.3

The FQA helped my crystallize a lot of the reasons I hated C++. Even if you like C++, it's a good idea to understand the FQA's arguments, for the same reason people play devil's advocate.

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I was really struggling to pick up c++, and when I read the FQA I had a 'it's not me, it's you' moment.

I don't detest the language the way he does, but the FQA really resonated with me. There's no one feature that kills the language, but it seems like everywhere you go you run into a feature that feels like it was designed to trip you up, and it gets tiring after a while.

And even so, a lot of very senior C++ users will disagree with the FQA's recommendations.

Even though I disagree with many of the FQA's recommendations, at least it describes their rationale. Providing the arguments behind the alternative viewpoint allows for an informed choice.

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