They do say in the article that they are uninterested in rewriting existing c/c++ code in new languages. There will continue to be c/c++ applications that will

They do say in the article that they are uninterested in rewriting existing c/c++ code in new languages. There will continue to be c/c++ applications that will need new features, new bug fixes and new development for decades. Some of the most fundamental code on the planet for the most critical systems are written in those languages. Also a lot of video game development leans heavily on c++ in particular and that's not going to change very quickly. Big or small enterprise hardware vendors won't change to new languages overnight, abandoning potentially decades of system building experience and supporting processes. There's a cost to even being able to run rust alongside your c/c++ code. Some places may never switch or enable interoperability even for new products. Learning c/c++ will still be lucrative and a good idea today.