With C you can take proven algorithms from CLRS and translate them directly without boilerplate.
The same algorithms already become ugly/obfuscated in idiomatic C++.
Looking at the macro in the LWN article, the approach of Rust of using wrappers and boxes and complex macros to emulate features appears to go into the same direction as C++.
Still in 2024, gdb is far less useful for C++ than for C. C++ error messages are far less useful.
All of that matters for reliable software, crashes (which can occur anyway with unsafe) are just a tiny part of the equation.
The same algorithms already become ugly/obfuscated in idiomatic C++.
Looking at the macro in the LWN article, the approach of Rust of using wrappers and boxes and complex macros to emulate features appears to go into the same direction as C++.
Still in 2024, gdb is far less useful for C++ than for C. C++ error messages are far less useful.
All of that matters for reliable software, crashes (which can occur anyway with unsafe) are just a tiny part of the equation.