In my mind, C++ is one of the only languages that is evolving with the times.
They don’t add features that break backward compatibility, or features that sacrifice runtime performance especially if you don’t use those features. Most new features added to C++ are actually just additions to the STL, which you aren’t forced to use.
It is an open standard, so there is plentiful competition in the realm of compilers. Rust only has 1 so you are SOL if you don’t like something or if the project goes bust one day.
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In my mind, C++ is one of the only languages that is evolving with the times.
They don’t add features that break backward compatibility, or features that sacrifice runtime performance especially if you don’t use those features. Most new features added to C++ are actually just additions to the STL, which you aren’t forced to use.
It is an open standard, so there is plentiful competition in the realm of compilers. Rust only has 1 so you are SOL if you don’t like something or if the project goes bust one day.