C++ is getting compile time checks for type, bounds, and lifetime safety, which steals nearly all of Rust&#x27;s safety thunder.<p>See Herb Sutter&#x27;s talk at CppCon:
  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;herbsutter.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;27&#x2F;my-talk-at-cppcon&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;herbsutter.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;27&#x2F;my-talk-at-cppcon&#x2F;</a><p>For most applications, moving to modern C++ is going to be a better option than rewriting in Rust.