Compared to C++: - A fantastic package manager for your dependencies - Easy build system - A nicer language - Memory safe - Just as fast - A way stronger

Compared to C++: - A fantastic package manager for your dependencies - Easy build system - A nicer language - Memory safe - Just as fast - A way stronger compiler that will prevent you from making mistakes that you can make in C/C++ very easily All in all more then enough benefits to make it worthwhile to switch unless there is a very good reason not to.