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I gave up C++ 10 years ago and switched to more modern languages. I figured the language would die off, so am a bit shocked its still so prevalent. I really don

by rb808 6y ago

I gave up C++ 10 years ago and switched to more modern languages. I figured the language would die off, so am a bit shocked its still so prevalent. I really dont think there is any reason to use C or C++ any more, except perhaps some low level layer that interacts with the hardware.

dmortin 6y ago
Even if C++ is used less than before it won't die off and C++ experts can demand more money especially because there are fewer of them as most programmers move to more modern languages.
- lsofzz 6y ago
  COBOL
  - dmortin 6y ago
    Yep, the same case. Only I read that those old COBOL programs are a huge mess of spaghetti code, so you are well paid, but you have to put up with ugly, hard to maintain code. I'd rather work on something nicer for less money.
pjmlp 6y ago
Depending on which domains you are it is still unavoidable. For example, I hardly do any C++ nowadays, it is however what I get to use to integrate with OS native libraries and GPGPU shaders.
jve 6y ago
Even if there are 0 lines of code written in C from now on, existing codebase (huge) still has to be maintained. C wont be dead in our lifetime. Rewriting everything is also not an option. Imagine rebuilding your house with modern materials, because old ones may have some shortcomings. Who will pay for that?