Absolutely, I didn't mean to say that improving C++ is bad (we sure as hell need it, esp. given how much of the world runs on C++), and C++14 and 17 have many exciting things coming. I just didn't think it was fair to say that the new standard(s) "steals nearly all of Rust's safety thunder," when several core promises of Rust's safety model aren't possible in C++ if you maintain backwards compatibility.