[beagle3]

> Curious: What's your domain?

I switch every couple of years. Most recently: Image analysis; previously: Big data analysis; Before that: financial mathematics ("quant") and trading systems. If I go back long enough to '91-95: Game programming (SNES and PC); although I've been somewhat involved in game programming and related projects as late as 2008.

> In video games where there are a lot of "objects" floating around that can really benefit from polymorphism, the type checking that C++ can do that C can't really gives you a huge development bonus.

Only if your logic is written in C++ as well. In the projects I was involved with, most of the logic was actually data driven or scripted, and C++ contributes much less in that scenario.

I don't deny C++ has its uses. But it also has a lot of drawbacks. Whether or not the net is gain or loss compared to $LANGUAGE, is subjective. For me with $LANGUAGE=C, it is negative. YMMV.