"Anyone _else_ who likes and codes well in C++, respect and no dissing intended. Having mastered a hard language most assuredly need not turn everyone into a twat."
But that's just the thing, C++ isn't hard, you just need to not waste time faffing with other languages.
The old fashioned view that C++ is "for advanced tasks only" is such a cliche. Rust is actually proof of that; Rust is extremely popular (even with amateurs) for Web, embedded, desktop and if you look at Rust's technology and memory management system; compare it with modern C++ (i.e smart pointers); you will realize not only does it compile down to mostly the exact same binary; it is almost written in exactly the same way.