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The author of Cyclone seems to suggest that Rust is the current path forward: http://trevorjim.com/unfrozen-cyclone/ http://trevorjim.com/unfrozen-cyclone/ > C
by cvwright 10y ago
The author of Cyclone seems to suggest that Rust is the current path forward: http://trevorjim.com/unfrozen-cyclone/ http://trevorjim.com/unfrozen-cyclone/
> Cyclone was an early attempt to create a programming language at the level of C, combining manual memory management with complete static memory safety. You can think of it as one step on the path that Rust and other languages have continued, one that I believe will eventually replace C, eliminating a host of severe security problems.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoCyclone, particularly its memory management, was one of the inspirations for Rust. That said, there's no way in hell Rust is a C replacement for people sold on C itself. There's people that need safe, fast, systems code. Rust can probably handle that. Then, there's people that think C is best language or don't want to learn something too different. They're not switching to Rust under any circumstances. The safer C's are useful for those people. Still have to force or pay them to do it as the C zeal is so strong. Yet, the smaller the adjustment, the more likely the uptake. Worked for C and Java vs others that clean-slated things.