> would e.g. C++24 as a separate language based in C++21 with most of outdated stuff thrown out be as popular? This seem to be arguing that C++ is accumulating

> would e.g. C++24 as a separate language based in C++21 with most of outdated stuff thrown out be as popular? This seem to be arguing that C++ is accumulating cruft as it grows and it's bad, but I like the fact that C++ tries hard to maintain backward compatibility. The greatest asset of a language is all the stuff that is already written in it. That said, some outdated stuff do get thrown out, such as trigraphs.