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Are they really the target audience, though? Do they need it? To an outside observer (me), seems like Rust evangelicism tries to cast a too wide net, ending in
by senko 10y ago
Are they really the target audience, though? Do they need it?
To an outside observer (me), seems like Rust evangelicism tries to cast a too wide net, ending in "meh" response from many.
- steveklabnik 10y agoWho are you to say what someone needs or doesn't need? In this specific case, as projects scale, extra performance is important. So they've started deploying Rust services to address that need. Like this post: https://blog.sentry.io/2016/10/19/fixing-python-performance-with-rust.html https://blog.sentry.io/2016/10/19/fixing-python-performance-... Look at that CPU graph. That's actual, important, business value. > ending in "meh" response from many. Most of this thread is complaining about people having a _too enthusiastic_ response to Rust, not too little.
- senko 10y agoI didn't say Rust has no practical value, nor did I say what someone needs. I commented on the fact that saying Rust is for everyone you're watering down your marketing message.