Is garbage collection automatic in standard C++?

Question

From what I understand, in standard C++ whenever you use the new operator you must also use the delete operator at some point to prevent memory leaks. This is because there

Answer 1

Automatic garbage collection is useful, but you can still get memory leaks, as this question shows:

Memory Leaks in C# WPF

It is decreased in .NET and Java, but that doesn't mean it allows bad coding to be taken care of automatically.

So, in C++ you need to explicitly release what you request, and I think that is sometimes better, as you are aware of what is going on. I wish in .NET and Java that the garbage collector did little in Debug mode, to help ensure people are aware of what they are doing.