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Re:Show HN: Crown – A flexible game engine written from scra... by tjoff on Thursday June 22, 2017 @07:46AM (#14611521)
I'd say that exceptions are the biggest source of pain if you don't have RAII.

Or, rephrased: RAII is incredibly attractive, especially when exceptions are being used.

Re:Show HN: Crown – A flexible game engine written from scra... by dgfgfdagasdfgfa on Thursday June 22, 2017 @03:57PM (#14614855)
RAII is necessary for exceptions. Why the hell would you do that to yourself?