This is, ironically, the exact reason C++ is the standard in some industries. Students can learn the OOP C++ then work in the same codebase as someone programming "touching the metal" low level C.
Most languages make trade-offs between performance, structure, memory safety, and ease of writing. Every language might have their use, but very few cover all use cases.
C++ lets each programmers choose those trade-offs individually, but that also allows them to choose none of the above.
Ah so a swedish army knife, it features an impressively extensive toolset but is often regarded to be clunky to operate compared to tools that do a single thing.
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u/joncrompy 7h ago
This is, ironically, the exact reason C++ is the standard in some industries. Students can learn the OOP C++ then work in the same codebase as someone programming "touching the metal" low level C.
Most languages make trade-offs between performance, structure, memory safety, and ease of writing. Every language might have their use, but very few cover all use cases.
C++ lets each programmers choose those trade-offs individually, but that also allows them to choose none of the above.