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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

True, but also, C and C++ is steadily being replaced and really only keeps being used because of existing tooling, processes, and skillsets, not because it's actually better than Rust or similar. And yeah, agree with JS+Python. My statement definitely was hyperbole :D

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

"Steadily being replaced" is another hyperbole. Sure as general purpose languages they might be used less, but where they really shine (low level and embedded programming) they are not going anywhere anytime soon. Sure rust is taking more momentum but it will take decaded before it will be used more, if it ever will be