• Pantherina@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    I mean coreutils in a memory safe language?

    Rust is the currently most adopted C replacement

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      9 months ago

      Rust is the currently most adopted C replacement

      Where’s the data you’re using to measure that?

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        9 months ago

        https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#technology

        This shows something else. The traditional languages are all more common than Rust.

        I suppose Go could be a good competitor, and I read a thread comparing C=Go, C++=Rust.

        I just see a lot more rust in many projects, and it is well integrated with GTK for example. I also know of several drivers and modules written in Rust.

        At least in Linux, Go seems to be used for WebTech more than for other things.

        I am interested in a discussion about that, as I would like to learn one of these languages, but Rust seems to have a better ecosystem with more adaption, ready GUI toolkits, a Linux Desktop, multiple GTK apps etc. in the making, while for example “Fyne”, Go GUI toolkit (that I found in the Flatpak “Rymdport”) doesnt even have Wayland support yet.

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          This shows something else. The traditional languages are all more common than Rust.

          It’s a survey from 2019, but in those rust is traditionally the favourite language nobody uses professionally.

          I suppose Go could be a good competitor, and I read a thread comparing C=Go, C++=Rust.

          Go’s syintax is C inspired, but it’s not made to replace it, nor do they compete in the same space.

          Look at zig instead of you’re interested in that.

          I am interested in a discussion about that, as I would like to learn one of these languages

          Skip rust unless you have years to get good at it.