It's possible, yes. But (a) large pre-existing industry codebases make use of their legacy libraries that predate "modern C++"; (b) that directly contradicts th

It's possible, yes. But (a) large pre-existing industry codebases make use of their legacy libraries that predate "modern C++"; (b) that directly contradicts the parent poster's point, in that you're saying that having a standard platform is a benefit.