you may have replied to the wrong thread. But I'd like to point out that while Google has some of the top C++ experts working for them, is heavily involved in

you may have replied to the wrong thread. But I'd like to point out that while Google has some of the top C++ experts working for them, is heavily involved in C++ standardization and compiler writing process, in 2016 they claimed to have 2 billion lines of C++ running their infrastructure... .. and yet they don't suffer from familiarity bias or the sunken cost fallacy I hear in your comment. Instead Google C++ developers are sounding an alarm over the future direction the language and its crippling complexity: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2020/p2137r0.html http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2020/p213...