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I believe porting LLVM to esoteric Unix platforms would be easier than a C backend. Less fun though.
by qznc 10y ago
I believe porting LLVM to esoteric Unix platforms would be easier than a C backend. Less fun though.
- jjnoakes 10y agoYou do the work once for C or C++ and you can use rust anywhere forever. Or you port it every time you need a new platform.
- vmorgulis 10y agoPorting nothing is better.
- jjnoakes 10y agoSure. Port nothing and keep writing in suboptimal languages. It is what we do now. But does it hurt to strive for better? I don't think it does.
- vmorgulis 10y agoYes it is. For me, C as an intermediate vs LLVM language is a "worse is better" or "good enough" issue. LLVM is far more powerful but more complex. C is simpler and already works everywhere.