I still use C++ because it not only allows me to write high performance code, but also allows me to easily express high level ideas without worrying about too m

I still use C++ because it not only allows me to write high performance code, but also allows me to easily express high level ideas without worrying about too much overhead. I can write generic algorithms in terms of monoids and semigroups and I can write device drivers. I do a lot of signal processing at work, so sometimes these high-level and low-level concepts exist side-by-side in the same codebase. Edit: I should mention that by no means to I think C++ is perfect. Very few other languages, however, give you the amount of low-level control, and the tools to build cheap, powerful abstractions, like C++ does.