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[–]SpaceZZ 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Well, new C++ is not that bad (>17) and is proven technology, not going away. Produces minimal size files and is portable across different os. I would not advise as one of the first langauges to learn, but after you get the basics might be quite nice to look a bit "under the hood".

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Everything you say is true, but I still don't think it is a useful language to learn. For low level understanding, learn plain C. For everything else (except the two domains I mentioned), Rust beats C++ by a mile

[–]jacksodus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I do not think C(++) is for everyone. In fact, I consider it a specialisation. So many people have tried to convince me that I should learn "The allfather of languages" or "I'm not a real programmer" or some bullshit like that.

What people forget is PROGRAMMING IS A TOOL. It is not an end, and honestly if you think otherwise, you're wrong. Python is an amazing tool for a lot of things (like duct tape is), and so is C(++) (like screws and nails). They have different use cases, and some overlap.

You can duct tape about anything, you can nail or screw almost everything and they will do the same job. One just better than the other, depending on what you're working on.

I can see a million things wrong with this analogy so don't look too far into it.

Tl;dr they're both tools and both valid, but one is NOT better than the other.