C++ is used heavily in backend web development. NodeJS uses all kinds of native modules written in C++. Also, many people write micro services that require high

C++ is used heavily in backend web development. NodeJS uses all kinds of native modules written in C++. Also, many people write micro services that require high-performance intensive CPU usage in C++, then interface with them over something like Kafka. Writing your basic request handling middleware app code is rather pointless in C++ though. You don't really gain anything over a scripting language like C#.