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A comment on Ask HN: What languages of the last 20 years are here to stay?.

Re:Ask HN: What languages of the last 20 years are here to s... by lamchob on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @01:53AM (#19671428)
Does modern C++ count ( c++ >= 11) ? The modern standard changed a lot of paradigms of the language, like a multi threading aware memory consistency model.

In the domain of system programming and gaming C++ is still paramount. While Rust will be an alternative in the system domain, the gaming "core" is still created with C++.

Also, compilers. Most modern compiler projects (LLVM, TVM, Tiramisu, MLIR, Lift) are written in C++, and compilers are among the most long-lived software projects.

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Re:Ask HN: What languages of the last 20 years are here to s... by danieltillett on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @05:34AM (#19672272)
C++ seems to becoming like Fortran. The old joke is we don't know what language physicist will be using in the future, but we know it will be called Fortran.
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