This is hilarious because that's literally me. I use C++ professionally and where it's appropriate for hobby stuff, and Python for nearly everything else.

Ok I also use C# for the parts of game development where Python is too slow / not well integrated, but C++ would be overkill.

But web dev? No way. Trendy new languages? Meh.

1. It's a combination that hits the sweet spot for the "alternate hard and soft layers" architecture.

2. Python is quick to write for scripts, one-offs, and things that don't need to the performance of C++.

3. The ecosystem is fairly stable and low-drama.

(Speaking as one of those C++ and Python devs.)

Same here, I just want to get work done and they both meet my needs for performant stuff and web stuff.

I hear a lot of noise about rust but I still didn’t find motivation to commit to learn it