Summary
In this milestone 400th episode, Jason addresses the popular question of whether C++ is dying. He presents evidence of C++'s continued relevance by highlighting its widespread use in critical software like Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office, web browsers (Chrome, Firefox), database engines, compilers (GCC, Clang), game engines, and countless industries. Jason examines language popularity rankings showing C++ has maintained a consistent position, with data from JetBrains estimating 2.5 million professional programmers regularly using C++ in 2023. He concludes that despite discussions about successor languages and memory safety concerns, C++ remains vital and continues to evolve meaningfully, with C++23 being the first version since C++98 to fundamentally change how a Hello World program is written.
Related C++ Standard Sections
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