This comes from a non-C++ dedicant, but what's up with people always
wanting more features and shortcuts when programming? Sounds like he's
spoiled. You can see by the ways he non-casually refers to his A.I. as
"non-trivial" that writing anything that isn't handled by some high
level mechanism is some sort of accomplishment. And I like high level
languages.
I am not sure what you ask here? C++11? It is not shortcuts. C++11 did
leap majorly forward in languages usability and efficiency and safety
and usefulness and completeness of its standard library. Yes, it added
some half-ripe things too. Game A.I.? Non-moronic A.I. is essential
feature of non-boring computer game. Competing against game environment
is boring as soon you realize how to fool it. No wonder he is proud.
If he is saying that lack of support to variadic template parameter
lists in Microsoft compilers is really stopping him in his tracks then
yes, he *is* likely not engineer, perhaps just common breed blogger.