I have no need to "top" Herb. He says nothing inconsistent with anything I have said.

Apparently yes, when you place in doubt his advices,

> It has been more than thirty years since a destructor surprised me. Herb was unlikely to have been programming at that time.

So apparently you have skills that top one of the major C++ community figures.

Being so, the C++ community at large would appreciate those valuable insights.

The only conclusion one can draw is that you are wholly unable to comprehend what you have just read, or aggressively don't care what it says. Either way, enough is enough.