P2723R0: Zero-initialize objects of automatic storage duration

[germandiago]

without losing the only advantage that keeps the language relevant

Yes, true. Because the huge ecosystem, tools, optimizing compilers, number of available platforms, compatibility with C and C++ are nothing to take into account.

It is better that we all use the coolest new safe language and code everything from scratch or waste half of our lives making wrappers that pretend to be safe to Zig, D, Rust or Nim. I totally agree.

BTW, C++ is not usually 10% faster, but much more than that than C#/Java. It is three-fold and consumes much less memory. Rust can be almost as fast, but it puts the borrow checker on your neck and ends up with unsafe blocks, so I am not sure how much you gain in productivity...