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The dropbox stuff isn't a mix of Rust and C/C++, it's a mix of Rust and Go[1]. (Dropbox has a variety of things using Rust, and IIRC some of them are pure Rust
by Manishearth 9y ago
The dropbox stuff isn't a mix of Rust and C/C++, it's a mix of Rust and Go[1].
(Dropbox has a variety of things using Rust, and IIRC some of them are pure Rust. I don't remember the details.)
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11283758 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11283758
- kibwen 9y agoThe OP seems to be mostly referring to the integration with Dropbox's Windows client, which AFAIK is actually Rust+Python. Rust+Go is what Dropbox uses for their storage backend. I personally love that Rust is getting used to complement so many other languages (e.g. Rust's first known production use was as part of a Ruby gem). Easy integration is something to be celebrated, because it means you don't need to rewrite the whole world to get benefits.
- Manishearth 9y agoYeah, but none of what Dropbox did is Rust+C++ -- they're not a C++ shop, and Rust was their go-to systems lang. I'm very happy to see mixing like this too!