Drop-in compatibility with C is incredibly useful. I can't tell you how many times I went "man I just need to do X" and there was a C library floating around th

Drop-in compatibility with C is incredibly useful. I can't tell you how many times I went "man I just need to do X" and there was a C library floating around that did exactly what I wanted. Most of C++ choices come with both positive and negative tradeoffs, despite what Rust users will say.