> I'm interesting in your background: which languages do you use Scala, Java, C#, Obj-C / Swift, Python, JS. > what kind of programs do you write? At work :

> I'm interesting in your background: which languages do you use Scala, Java, C#, Obj-C / Swift, Python, JS. > what kind of programs do you write? At work : line of business, database / search / indexing systems, mobile apps, web apps At home : mobile apps, indie games > it seems like you're claiming "what's the point of the entire field of mechanical engineering" when you, personally, just want to drive a car (not build one), fly on a plane (not build one) and so on. You've misunderstood. What I'm claiming is that there are very few tasks at hobby-project scale that C++ is ideally suited for. C++ is a language that's used at team-scale, and is no longer an approachable language for the individual. In other words, with Java you can build Android apps, with C# you can build Unity games, with Python / JavaScript / Whatever you can build web apps. What can the individual do with C++ they couldn't do easier faster or better with some other language? Maybe embedded systems - but C seems just as effective for that domain. Likewise for kernel development for obvious reasons. I actually want a reason to use C++, but "well you can work on Photoshop or high performance computing or HFT plumbing software" is not a helpful answer - both for me and anyone else hoping to pick up Cpp in their spare time.