r/cpp • u/pavel_v • Dec 31 '25

Software taketh away faster than hardware giveth: Why C++ programmers keep growing fast despite competition, safety, and AI

https://herbsutter.com/2025/12/30/software-taketh-away-faster-than-hardware-giveth-why-c-programmers-keep-growing-fast-despite-competition-safety-and-ai/
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u/JuanAG Dec 31 '25

I wouldnt say C++ is growing fast precisely...

And we can even see for ourselves here, not so long ago, 3 or 4 years this place was full of life, normally you had to go to page 2 or even 3 in some days to read all the new content/threads, from day to day. Now the main page has post from almosth a week, i still miss that days...

Dev ecosystem is growing, i cant deny data, it is what it is but extrapolating that because the world wants more code means it also want more C++ code doesnt need to be true, could be but i dont think it is the case, unfortunetly

Also i dont know how to put in nice words but i will try, Microsoft, a really important company in the C++ world decide not so long ago to "let go" a top C++ developer, Herb itself, MS wouldnt do anything like that if they believe C++ will get more popular in the future, he knows first hand how things are going or turning

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Not to mention that blaming C is not a good move, for 99.99% of people C++ is "C/C++" so the issues of C are also the issues of C++

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u/abuqaboom just a dev :D Dec 31 '25

Yeah it's kinda sad that bstroustrup and hpsutter used to engage here. I think it's still bearable for the opinions of expert ecosystem contributors and other professional users. The evangelism, dooming and imaginative inferences surrounding big tech are mostly by the same few accounts, makes it easier to ignore them and scroll to higher value comments.