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		fassssst on July 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C++23: The Next C++ Standard The reason is not the language itself but what it lets you do. E.g., if you want to use Unreal Engine or write an audio plugin, learn C++ for that. If you want to mess around with machine learning, learn enough Python for it. Id you want to make a mobile app, learn Swift or Kotlin.

seabrookmx on July 11, 2023 [–]

That should be the case for every language.

I get that this crowd will nerd out on language specifics.. but at the end of the day if we're good engineers we should use the best tool for the job.

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