> C++ gives ultimate control over memory and low level things (think pointers, manual stack vs heap, inline assembly). It has good compatibility with C ABIs. S

> C++ gives ultimate control over memory and low level things (think pointers, manual stack vs heap, inline assembly). It has good compatibility with C ABIs. So does Rust. > It's very general purpose and permissive I don't really understand this point. > And there are many programmers with C++ (or C) knowledge out there already Indeed, the only thing C++ has for it is it's legacy: Lots of projects written in C++ and many programmer who knows the language. And that's exactly why it is difficult to change. When there are new features added to the language, it takes time to adjust because the old code isn't getting converted by itself, and the devs need to learn and get used to the new features. (If you can afford to teach your team new features of C++, you can as well teach your team Rust.)