C++11 introduces the unique_ptr, rvalue reference, and move semantics to address the aliasing issue. Sort of. Complex numbers are handled pretty well, but I still sometimes feel queasy using them compared to the bad old days of DEC fortran.

Another bugaboo is multidimensional arrays and array slices, which Fortran defines and handles really well. And has like, forever. There have been various C++ template libraries that implement such with varying degrees of efficiency, none as well as Fortran at least for primitive numeric types. I use Template Numeric Toolkit. Others use Boost::array classes. None of them standard. C++11 introduces the standard valarray template class which should bring a modicum of order to the chaos.

Eventually.

Meanwhile, Fortran lurches onward.

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