As a professional C++ programmer, I wonder if your response would be the same for my case?

Tongue in cheek...

You bring up a valid point, there are always exceptions to hard fast generalizations. For example a web company is putting itself at a disadvantage by adoption C++, even if their developer is most proficient in it. The stack has to align to the domain or else your developer has a lot more work to do to get to the finish line. Certain stacks have so much inertia in particular spaces that the existing libraries and API's more than make up for the reduction is efficiency of a developer that is more comfortable in other cloths. C++ for web being one or VB for embedded being another. Choosing the right tool for the right job, should always be taken into consideration.

Hey, if you can build what you need really fast in C++, go for it.

If not, time to learn another, more appropriate language :-)

True fact. palish is wrong. I dislike C++ but develop WebApps in C, so what? My stack supports it and I'm good at C and still can use all other language libraries installed in my system. Clap Clap.