A major chunk of software developers use C&#x2F;C++ (including a lot of Game Developers); Although lot of people see only the tip of the iceberg. Look into your systems. Almost everything down there from your database to your compiler&#x2F;interpreter&#x2F;VM to your operating system, your web browser, your music player, the internals of your search engine and yes your favorite games (renderer, physics, most of the gameplay) is probably being developed and maintained in C&#x2F;C++.<p>The reason for C++ being used is not only Performance, but also a sense reliability that the implementation will actually work.