> isn't "scientific computing libraries" a niche In a way, yes. The point I'm trying to make is that there are many niches that require the performance of C++

> isn't "scientific computing libraries" a niche In a way, yes. The point I'm trying to make is that there are many niches that require the performance of C++ [1], while the author implied that there's just a single one. Sorry, I should have been clearer on that. [1] If you're not convinced, I can give you a lot more examples.