A language is a tool and if you're saying the problem is with people using the tool wrong, it's only half true. New tools are being invented to handle problems both old and new and discrediting them with what amounts to 'get off my lawn' is counter-productive. There are problems that are impractical to solve without tools designed for them and safe pointers are a great example. Yes, you'll hook up your debugger and yes, you'll fix the problem. I once fixed a dangling pointer problem after two 12h debugging sessions and while it felt great, I'd rather not do that again. I know there are people hunting these for months, so you could say I haven't seen anything yet, and I'll agree - but it's an argument in favor of better tools, not the other way around.