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You might be thinking of different start-ups, but I was under the impression that start-ups are using Rust not because they want to learn system programming, bu
by dbaupp 11y ago
You might be thinking of different start-ups, but I was under the impression that start-ups are using Rust not because they want to learn system programming, but because they need the low-level control but aren't confident using C++ and find Rust's compiler-driven safety very compelling.
- Manishearth 11y agoYeah, that's one part of it, but someone (I think Steve?) mentioned that some startups have realized that the process of learning Rust automatically teaches low level programming concepts, whereas with C++ it's less so. Or something like that;
- steveklabnik 11y agoYes, both Maidsafe and Terminal said things like this. They're more confident in hiring non-systems programmers because rustc is like a teacher.