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Not sure about you saying it will replace C. I could understand C++ though.

• hardwaresofton 8y ago
  I'm definitely on super thin ice with C -- C++ is the surer bet. To be fair, there are also people who have been working tirelessly to improve C++ so they're not getting left behind either. I do think eventually it could replace C though -- because rust with `unsafe` blocks still has the possibility of being safer than C. This could be a boon to security critical software, as long as the performance margin isn't too hard. Shops that have found ways to write safe C will likely never move (they don't need to), but new ones might pick rust where they might have picked C otherwise. BTW, the embedded support in rust is really impressive for such a young language: https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust https://github.com/rust-embedded/awesome-embedded-rust
• ncmncm 8y ago
  There is no chance of Rust "replacing" C++. There is no chance of it even cannibalizing many seats from C++. The net benefit is just not there. But Rust is so overwhelmingly better than C, Go, Java, and C# for things people use those for, it may have a bright future replacing them, once its libraries and tooling mature enough. It will be competing with C++ on that, but there's room for both.