C++ can be more pleasant to write than Rust, especially if you limit yourself to modern features, OO-style, etc... It's also extremely mature, has a library fo

C++ can be more pleasant to write than Rust, especially if you limit yourself to modern features, OO-style, etc... It's also extremely mature, has a library for everything, is on every platform known to mankind, etc... C++ has a lot of baggage and if you maintain old C++ software I'm sure it's a massive PITA but starting fresh in C++ isn't a bad experience.