> In 2026, there really needs to be a REALLY good reason for people to use C++ for greenfield projects over using something like Rust, Go or C#.
I don't think that professional developers go around mindlessly starting projects without evaluating their choices. The truth of the matter is that the whole industry has been picking C++ over alternatives for ages, to the point where C++ managed to get one of the most popular languages devised. Why do you think that happened?
> I mean, I've made it work, but that pretty much involves making a completely new build system AND test framework from scratch (...)
That says more about your competence than anything. I mean, CMake works so well that companies such as Jetbrains developed their C++ IDEs around it. But somehow you seem to struggle where everyone just dash towards coding. Why is that?
I don't think that professional developers go around mindlessly starting projects without evaluating their choices. The truth of the matter is that the whole industry has been picking C++ over alternatives for ages, to the point where C++ managed to get one of the most popular languages devised. Why do you think that happened?
> I mean, I've made it work, but that pretty much involves making a completely new build system AND test framework from scratch (...)
That says more about your competence than anything. I mean, CMake works so well that companies such as Jetbrains developed their C++ IDEs around it. But somehow you seem to struggle where everyone just dash towards coding. Why is that?