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C++ Ecosystem in 2021

by Anastasia Kazakova

The article shares the recent findings and the comments from Matt Godbolt (creator of Compiler Explorer) and Andreas Kling (creator of SerenityOS):

• In 2021, 1 in 5 C++ developers are using the latest officially signed C++20 standard even though it’s not yet fully supported in all major compilers!
• Top-3 C++20 big features and how many developers plan to adopt them soon: 48% for Modules, 46% for Concepts, and 33% for Coroutines.
• The majority of C++ developers prefer code analysis tools bundled into their IDEs.
• Top-3 most popular build systems in C++ through the last 5 years is CMake, Makefile, msbuild.
• A third of developers not writing any unit tests at all.