Re: "relatively modern programming language"
Criticism and contrasting between Cand C++ are very, very old arguments. But I tend to find that developers that are in a position of having the competence to think at that level, tend not to have the time to direct attention onto doing something about it.
Both toolsets have their place. C++ is very useful for writing applications, whereas C is safer in respect of systems programming. But there are absolutely examples using either tool for either purpose. Can you whack in a screw with a hammer? And equally, can you use a screwdriver to whack in a nail?
David Braben of Elite fame has wrote diatribe at length criticising languages and tooling, especially C & C++. But is he going to develop replacements himself? Or use his company's resources to do something about it?
Rust is looking extremely favourable as a route to learn from the hard fought lessons over C & C++. I am sure some academic will find holes in it.
But lets be brutally honest, very few have seriously got the time to about designing an alternative toolchain. Mere mortals get to pick tools off the shelf, rather than design them.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
