There are C programs I wrote in 1982 that still compile and run (and do still do what they were intended to do.) There are rust programs from 5 years ago that don't compile. I have rust programs from 2 years ago that compile but silently fail because semantics of the language have changed.

Before we say C must die, let's think of the modern marvel of reverse compatibility.

But sure, C++ should die. Having to look at several files to figure out how a statement works is annoying.