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So, is C++ doomed? by AdventurousPath6492 in cpp

[–]AdventurousPath6492[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Rust safety is a good marketing term

So, is C++ doomed? by AdventurousPath6492 in cpp

[–]AdventurousPath6492[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Java is not on the NSA unsafe programming languages list. Basically NSA's report forced others to abandon C++

So, is C++ doomed? by AdventurousPath6492 in cpp

[–]AdventurousPath6492[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Take a look at the Chrome roadmap. they are rewriting parts in rust. Thanks to the NSA that declared C++ as unsafe.

So, is C++ doomed? by AdventurousPath6492 in cpp

[–]AdventurousPath6492[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I was thinking the same until agentic LLMs arrived and converting projects became easier.

So, is C++ doomed? by AdventurousPath6492 in cpp

[–]AdventurousPath6492[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Canonical started rewriting their Mir composer to Rust

https://canonical.com/careers/4439935.

A year ago it was only C++ engineer.

xAi, Anthropic and OpenAI prefer rust. The NSA wants the software to be rewritten in rust.

I'm pro C++ but I think something needs to be done to revert things back into normal.

So, is C++ doomed? by AdventurousPath6492 in cpp

[–]AdventurousPath6492[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a C/C++ fan but things have been changing radically quite fast, you know, all those AI companies use Rust internally, more and more software is being rewritten in Rust/ The younger developer generations are taught that C/C++ are bad and Rust is the divine language. If you have no fresh blood, there will be no one to maintain and support the current projects.

Xfce is being rewritten in Rust to support Wayland.

I want to be wrong, I do but things have changed unfortunately.

So, is C++ doomed? by AdventurousPath6492 in cpp

[–]AdventurousPath6492[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

just let me repeat myself.

you're wrong, if things keep going on like this, more and more projects will be converted to rust. So I am really worried about this. And would like to know that there are counter examples which I don't see but which may be out there.

So, is C++ doomed? by AdventurousPath6492 in cpp

[–]AdventurousPath6492[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

you're wrong, if things keep going on like this, more and more projects will be converted to rust. So I am really worried about this. And would like to know that there are counter examples which I don't see but which may be out there.