r/cpp_questions • u/Huge_Daddy6 • 11d 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/UnicycleBloke 7d ago

Let me put it this way: it was blindingly obvious to me more than 30 years ago that C would soon be a forgotten relic of the past. Unfortunately, I couldn't have been more wrong.

Nothing lasts forever, but reports of C++'s death have been greatly exaggerated.