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Rust would be equally unsuitable to this task. Web development in C++ or Rust? Why? There may be some advantages to writing a middle tier application server
by bcjpjk 9y ago
Rust would be equally unsuitable to this task. Web development in C++ or Rust? Why?
There may be some advantages to writing a middle tier application server in either of these languages, but using a system language to manage a web front-end is effectively like using a hatchet to shave. Sure, the hatchet is faster at cutting wood than a safety razor, and if one is careful, it could be used to remove stubble, but chances are that one is not clearly thinking about the problem at hand to suggest such a tool.
- bcjpjk 9y agoI love the downvotes from the typical HN "Rust for everything" fans. Perhaps try re-reading the comment and understanding that this is not an attack on Rust, but rather a post questioning the use of a system language to build a web front-end.
- jimktrains2 9y agoHaving a better and more expressive type system.
- pjmlp 9y agoAs replied in another thread, IoT. There aren't many options when you just have a few hundred KB.