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by pjmlp 2759 days ago
Yeah, however that is exactly why C compiler vendors did embrace C++, and it got a foothold in OS SDKs.

Had Bjarne not taken that decision and C++ would having drinks with Modula-2, Pascal, Oberon and others.

So it was both a bless and a curse.

Rust seems to be increasingly adopted in spite of being different, so lets see when it gets a nice OS SDK sweet spot.