How did you get that impression? There are many areas where C++ is still the first choice. Also, "legacy maintenance stuff" is quite an understatement, given ho

How did you get that impression? There are many areas where C++ is still the first choice. Also, "legacy maintenance stuff" is quite an understatement, given how much of our world is powered by C++: browser engines, language runtimes, game engines, video editors, DAWs, automation software, medical equipment, flight control software, etc. If you think that "the world seems to have moved on to Rust", I would recommend to look at the job listings. For example, devjobs.de: Rust: 61, C++: 1546. That's 1:25. Maybe in other countries there are more Rust jobs?