> I can't help but wonder if developers are simply off-put by the complexity of the language itself. I certainly fall into this category. At one point I could

> I can't help but wonder if developers are simply off-put by the complexity of the language itself. I certainly fall into this category. At one point I could have almost been considered a C++ language lawyer. But then two things happened: (1) I got stuck working on codebases that assumed C++11. Even now, I'm using Python3 and C++ (mostly 11, with a little 14/17 sprinkled in). (2) The C++ language spec got significantly more complex after C++11. Without writing C++14/17 code on a regular basis, I just couldn't justify the time spent trying to keep up with it. So for me, the cost/benefit ratio of trying to stay "current" with C++ is no longer worth it. I expect to prefer Rust over C++ for new projects.