Is C++ still actively used for general purpose development?
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  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/537595/which-sector-of-software-industry-uses-c">Which sector of software industry uses C++?</a>  </p>
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<p>C++ was for many years the holy grail of mission critical high performance development.  However, it seems that for the past 10 years like much of the development world has moved to Java and C#.  My quesiton is this, is C++ effectively relegated to embedded systems, OS, Browser and other special purpose development?  Should I let this skillset go the way of the VB 6 and other skillsets that are no longer showing the same level of demand and value in the market?  I love C++ and would love to update my knowledge in it, but I wouldn't even know where to begin to try to apply it to common business problems today.</p>

<p>Regards.</p>
