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Very little right now, given that so few systems are built with it. And then, after more are converted, it will still be difficult to judge how much is a result
by nwah1 9y ago
Very little right now, given that so few systems are built with it. And then, after more are converted, it will still be difficult to judge how much is a result of the language itself, and how much is a result of improved algorithms, gpu leveraging, and system design.
Rust itself is more about preventing bugs and security problems than improving performance.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Oxidation https://wiki.mozilla.org/Oxidation
- steveklabnik 9y agoThese things are related, though. A comment by Manish, who works on Stylo: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6pgdxn/stylo_servo_in_firefox_is_ready_for_community/dkpejgb/ https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6pgdxn/stylo_s... So yes, it's not like just writing it in Rust will make things faster. It's that Rust makes it easier to do "improved algorithms, gpu leveraging, and system design" in the first place. That also said, its true that there's a lot more to 57's speed than just the Rust work; the UI work also plays a huge part for example, given their focus on user percepted speed related issues.
- PaulHoule 9y agoFor compute-heavy domains I am interested (SAT Solvers), the "Rust Tax" doesn't seem too different from the "Managed Language Tax".
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