Why Fighter Jets Ban 90% of C++ Features

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Watch: https://youtu.be/Gv4sDL9Ljww

Discussed at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46183657

Which references:
"JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AIR VEHICLE C++ CODING STANDARDS" https://www.stroustrup.com/JSF-AV-rules.pdf

This sounds remarkably like "JavaScript The Good Parts",
whereby they avoid any of the language features that could lead to exceptions, TypeErrors or other undesirable behaviours.