Absolutely not, that quote is nuts. It is true that the use cases where you wouldn't pick C++ as your first choice are more popular now than they used to be, a

Absolutely not, that quote is nuts. It is true that the use cases where you wouldn't pick C++ as your first choice are more popular now than they used to be, and it's probably also true that if you only know C++, learning something like Ruby or Python to complement your skillset is likely to be a smart career move. But come on, almost all the languages that are hip and get a lot of mindshare wish they had a fraction of C++'s usage and influence.