In this post, we interview Nikita Lisitsa about C++, Rust, systems programming, and game development. We discuss whether C++ is still the default path into sys

In this post, we interview Nikita Lisitsa about C++, Rust, systems programming, and game development. We discuss whether C++ is still the default path into systems programming, where Rust fits in, and how both languages may coexist over the next decade. Nikita also shares his perspective on memory safety, language complexity, game engine design, real-time physics simulations, renderer abstractions, and the lessons he learned from shipping Costa Verde.