Not directly an answer to your question. Rust is often a good choice in place of "large project in C/C++". The safety features of Rust helps you maintain corr

Not directly an answer to your question. Rust is often a good choice in place of "large project in C/C++". The safety features of Rust helps you maintain correctness as the project grows. At 500 lines Rust may be somewhat inconvenient and C seems fine (at least for someone new to Rust). As the size grows most C/C++ projects tend to go out of control (unless they are really strict and serious) with a continuous repetitive stream of "oops null pointer over here" ... "oops forgot to free over here". As the size grows the inconvenience of Rust fades and it starts to provide more value.