[jurschreuder]

I would also choose C++

The language is improving and improving. Some years ago it was way too difficult for the speed gain to be worth it.

But it's become more and more easy to write. Many of the safety arguments Rust has are still technically true, but 90% less true than 6 years ago.

The C++ community is also really friendly and open minded.

It's hard to explain but C++ also has this nice relaxing feel when writing it. Like doing a puzzle. Maybe the cognitive load is very evenly spread? Or the header hpp model forces you to think first in data models and interfaces? I have no idea it's mainly a feeling.