But the proposed solution to that seems to be "learn more languages", which is not exactly effortless. I feel some people love learning new languages, while ot

But the proposed solution to that seems to be "learn more languages", which is not exactly effortless. I feel some people love learning new languages, while others just want to get shit done. C++ seems geared towards the latter - I don't (always) want to futz around with a new language, ecosystem, and toolchain when I just want to get something out the door. Programming is a tool, not an end for a lot of people.