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Re:Thriving in a Crowded and Changing World: C++ 2006–2020 [... by sseagull on Friday July 16, 2021 @10:02AM (#27856303)
But the proposed solution to that seems to be "learn more languages", which is not exactly effortless.

I feel some people love learning new languages, while others just want to get shit done. C++ seems geared towards the latter - I don't (always) want to futz around with a new language, ecosystem, and toolchain when I just want to get something out the door. Programming is a tool, not an end for a lot of people.

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Re:Thriving in a Crowded and Changing World: C++ 2006–2020 [... by mempko on Friday July 16, 2021 @01:25PM (#27858715)
Exactly. I've been coding C++ for 22 years and feel I know less now then I did back then. The language has grown. But at the same time I feel 10x more productive in it than 20 years ago.
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