C++11 is in a state right now where it is essentially unchallenged.  It runs natively, has no garbage collection, zero cost abstractions, automatic memory management (memory leaks don&#x27;t cross my mind any more) and most importantly, a hugely mature ecosystem.<p>C++11 on up is nothing short of revolution in systems programming. Hopefully D and Rust will be there eventually but right now no other language even comes close to the maturity of having 4 compilers you could bet your business on and just as many IDEs.