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by AnimalMuppet 1371 days ago
> C++ still exists because existing projects were written in it... that's it.

False.

> There's no value in using it for future projects other than a wider pool of developers to source from

Well, you know, that is value. And there's value in being in the same language as the libraries you use. And there's value in C++ in the embedded space. And there's value to being able to control memory alignment in the high performance space. And...

If you're writing some generic web service, sure, there's no reason to write it in C++. Your statement was far too broad, though.