That's like asking a marathon runner why he doesn't just hop in a car. Most C++ coders I've talked to (including all of the ones who get paid for doing it) are

That's like asking a marathon runner why he doesn't just hop in a car. Most C++ coders I've talked to (including all of the ones who get paid for doing it) are using C++ to get useful stuff built, not for the sake of 1337ness.