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I have evaluated Rust a while ago, before i updated my C++ skills to C++17 with vcpkg / cmake and learned go using the new go modules functionality. I think ru
by dana321 8y ago
I have evaluated Rust a while ago, before i updated my C++ skills to C++17 with vcpkg / cmake and learned go using the new go modules functionality.
I think rust is overly complex, and very quirky but.. It has some good ideas that i have taken and used in my own experimental languages i have developed like the error/ok branch structures.
I think Ocaml is even more quirky than rust, they are using symbols (|) to define select statements, i would to be honest rather have something more readable. Reminds me of perl a lot.
Both use "let" for defining variables that i'm not a fan of as a keyword.
- pdimitar 8y agoEh, but you cannot deny these are cosmetical / taste preferences and not technical disadvantages of the languages. IMO OCaml is a less sciency Haskell, and more focused on getting stuff done -- but I am still evaluating it and it definitely has warts in the tooling. Time will tell. Rust... I looked at it but it struck me as a modern C++... too many ways to do one thing. We need opinionated tech. Programming is not an art class practice session.
- dana321 8y agoIts all about: Syntax Libraries Runtime I picked syntax briefly, because i think its the most important part of the language. The libraries can be written, the runtime improved but if the syntax is bad its hard to change it later.