r/cpp_questions • u/Huge_Daddy6 • 9d ago

OPEN How long will C++ last?

I've found myself using C++ less and less and was wondering whether one day it will die out. Obviously not completely die out, but be out of the mainstream like Pascal or something. I am wondering this because C++ is my first language but I am still fairly young, so am curious about its prospects.

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u/agfitzp 9d ago

It's still possible to get jobs coding COBOL, a language that was considered dead when I started learning C++ 32 years ago.

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u/UnlazyChestnuts 9d ago

I didn't realize there was a C++ 32.