Absolutely, I didn&#x27;t mean to say that improving C++ is bad (we sure as hell need it, esp. given how much of the world runs on C++), and C++14 and 17 have many exciting things coming. I just didn&#x27;t think it was fair to say that the new standard(s) &quot;steals nearly all of Rust&#x27;s safety thunder,&quot; when several core promises of Rust&#x27;s safety model aren&#x27;t possible in C++ if you maintain backwards compatibility.