I agree, and am cautiously optimistic that people will have more options in or close to C++'s niche in the future. My comment was made with regards to the (sure

I agree, and am cautiously optimistic that people will have more options in or close to C++'s niche in the future. My comment was made with regards to the (surely significant?) market share of people who opted for C++ in the past and are stuck with it for better or worse. But even just considering new projects, I'd expect that C++'s inertia in terms of reputation, ecosystem and people's skillset/experience means that C++17 or even later will have plenty of time to measure up against the competition.