Slava Pestov on Nostr: There is a legitimate need for safe(r) systems languages that give you precise ...

There is a legitimate need for safe(r) systems languages that give you precise control over memory, because there are still plenty of problem domains where something more dynamic can’t really work. But definitely I agree that the search for the “C++ successor” has sucked the oxygen out of the room in the language design space, feels like a fad at this point