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by pjmlp 1948 days ago
As much as I like some replacement candidates, C++ is everywhere, so if you want to do anything related with graphics, machine learning, compiler development, OS drivers ,IoT toolchains, and not having the burden to sort out infrastructure problems by yourself, then C++ is the less painful way to go.

Some would say C, but in domains like machine learning, you really don't want to write plain old C for what is running on the GPGPU.
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gpderetta 1948 days ago
Yes, you do not program in C++ because you want to program in C++. You do because a lot of cool, interesting (and yes, well paid) stuff is done in C++.

Still, with all its issues, I do quite like the language, but unless you want to work on some industry that is C++-centric, I do not think it is worth learning just for the sake of it.

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pjmlp 1948 days ago
Same here, I keep referring how C++ was the upgrade path from Turbo Pascal because I never came clear with bare bones C.

Since 2002, it has been a mix of .NET, C++ and Java, with my C++'s usage decreasing since those days, yet it is never zero, there is always a library or OS API to create bindings for.

I also like the language, but I definitely do not fit the culture of every ms and byte counts that they inherited from C.

On the C++ code where I have full control, RTTI, exceptions and STL bounds checking are always enabled, and I am yet to find a project where it mattered to have done otherwise.

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