lar3ry, I gave the information my "opinion" is based on.
Those are facts.
The opinion is that anyone who knows the facts and uses C++ Strings in a small environment is not much of a programmer due to lack of logic ability.
If you do a search here you may find that a lot of other members with years of experience coding share my view.
Using C++ Strings on Arduino just because they work on a PC is like putting a bathtub on a bicycle just because you have one in your house. You can do it but it's daft.