[raverbashing]

Agreed

The only case I see for "C++ is too bloated" is for embedded apps on limited hardware and even then

But then of course people make something that's 10 inheritance levels deep and (ab)uses templates and then suddenly "C++ is slow". Write better code

[AnimalMuppet]

C++ has done a pretty good job of maintaining the ideal that "you don't pay for what you don't use". Your C++ is too slow? Think carefully about which features you're using.

If you choose features appropriately (given that speed is your top concern), and you still find that another language is faster, I'd be quite surprised.