[einpoklum]

C++ is not a "language for all things". It's a tradeoff of features, and that's ok.

However, the idea that you should learn and use "all of C++" is a mistake to begin with. It's something that sort-of happens with C, but doesn't really make sense with larger languages.

Specifically, remember that C++ is _multi-paradigmatic_ - you can write more object-oriented code, functional code, highly templated generic imperative code, or, well, C-style code. The standard library also now has something for everyone, and there's no reason to know _all_ of it.

On the other hand, many things which used to be difficult to write and required some deep "voodoo" or a lot of boilerplate are easier and more straightforward these days.