[zozbot234]

C++ binary libraries are a disaster. At least Rust is honest and tells you to just fall back to the C ABI for interop, and rebuild high-level abstractions around it in code that's built with the project - much like a 'header-only library' in C++.

[pjmlp]

I beg to differ, and until Rust community acknowledges they are relevant, there are industry domains where C++ will keep its dominance.

[zozbot234]

Take a look at the C++ community discussion around the feasibility of "ABI breaks". The C++ community is acknowledging the issues, and how they're getting in the way of continued "dominance" in many sectors.

[pjmlp]

I am fully aware of them, a vocal minority that only cares about FOSS libs.

Why do you think Apple has spent such a big effort making Swift work for shipping binary libraries?

Most devs would just stick with Objective-C, C and C++ otherwise.