Google is on the brink of a breakthrough in machine learning development, unveiling an experimental programming language called Carbon that intends to succeed C++ as the go-to framework for performance-intensive applications, like video. Like anything that rolls off Google’s experimental production line, Carbon must be approached with caution. After all, the search giant has a habit of pulling the plug on miscellaneous product ventures at the last minute. Carbon’s intention is not to usurp C++ as such, but to nestle in as a natural successor that addresses the shortcomings of C++, such as vulnerability to memory access bugs, interoperability, codebase migration, indecision, and often sluggishness – all of which are barriers to mass adoption. One might argue that C++ is…