While I remember those days of C++ development - I never want to go back there. It's surprising people are willing to put up with this shit at this in this day and age. No wonder there's so much crunch time.
Even when I mostly do managed languages, I keep getting back to C++, why am I willing to put up with it?
It is the language those managed language runtimes are written on, the main language for GPGPU programming, two major compiler building frameworks, and works out of box in all OS SDKs while providing me a way not to deal with C flaws unless forced by third party libraries.
I could be spending my time creating libraries for other ecosystems, but I have better things to do with time.
I sometimes wonder if these sorts of observations provide some reason to make either embeddedable languages or NOT self-host a compiler for a new language, but continue to write the compiler in C or C++. This is a weak argument compared to self-hosting a language, but might be something to consider in passing.
C++ is fine. It's just nobody likes designing and writing lighter weight tests and simulations to keep local dev workflows productive.
For things like AAA games and OS development, I'm not convinced simply picking another language solves the problem. At least not while keeping all the same benefits. C builds faster, sure, but it doesn't have the same feature set.
We do 0 crunch or overtime as a company policy, but yeah, it does slow down things a bit.
>>It's surprising people are willing to put up with this shit at this in this day and age
All major APIs, the SDKs for PS5/Xbox are all only provided in C++ so it's almost a necessity. Same reason why we all use Windows - the platform tools are only provided for windows.
It is the language those managed language runtimes are written on, the main language for GPGPU programming, two major compiler building frameworks, and works out of box in all OS SDKs while providing me a way not to deal with C flaws unless forced by third party libraries.
I could be spending my time creating libraries for other ecosystems, but I have better things to do with time.