As someone who still uses it? Not really. I've spent more time debugging JavaScript than debugging C++. It used to be hard. Modern C++ is actually a quite pl

As someone who still uses it? Not really. I've spent more time debugging JavaScript than debugging C++. It used to be hard. Modern C++ is actually a quite pleasant language. The issue is libraries. For example, one very basic functionality of any programming language is DB connection. In particular, MySQL is very widely used. The C++ libraries (c++ connector) are older, less maintained and just plain broken in the last Ubuntu (it's Oracle's fault, and that can't be helped). They are more stable in Python, for example. The reason is trying to force SSL, reading the source code of the C++ connector it's clear it was intentional. So, for many things that should have a well maintained library, there's actually not a good C++ one. Web servers are another example. There are only one or two libraries, very opinionated and with "proprietary" widgets, and that's it. Nothing comparable to Laravel or FastAPI. In other words: the language is fine. C++ is a fine language with a fast runtime, and modern practices and implementations are pleasant to use. It's the disregarded ecosystem in C++ the one that needs improvements. Libraries, package management, build systems, etc. Even then, for performance, some things are only available in C++.