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Your comment isn't useful. Anything that ever becomes something was at one point nothing. Rust gets attention because it's doing new things. Important new thing

Your comment isn't useful. Anything that ever becomes something was at one point nothing. Rust gets attention because it's doing new things. Important new things.

rgoulter 7y ago
Yeah. www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html In Python Paradox, the author argues that it's a signal of quality that someone would take the time/effort to learn Python. (Python is new and wouldn't land them a job). Now in 2019, Python is popular. But I think it's fair to say instead that Rust wouldn't be a good choice if you wanted to get a job using a language which is popular in the industry.
- AlexCoventry 7y ago
  It would be if you wanted to get a job with people who value developer ergonomics, though.
- paavohtl 7y ago
  From my experience people learning Rust are not people who are learning a language to get a job. They are usually experienced developers with jobs who know at least couple of languages, and learn Rust to expand their toolbox.
  - ps101 7y ago
    I'm learning Rust because: 1. I want to add a low(er) level language to the ones I already know and use. 2. Though I did some C/C++ in high school, getting really into depth with C++ at the moment seems really daunting. 3. I don't need it for a job at this point so I can afford to learn a less popular language that can potentially have a future and which exposes you to new ways of thinking about code.
- asdkhadsj 7y ago
  How common is it these days to hire for languages, anyway? In my case with the devs I hire the only thing I care is that they want to work in a class of languages, like frontend or backend, and that they're not super picky. I'm hiring people to solve problems for a living. I have full confidence that anyone I hire can learn any language I throw at them. My job (when hiring) is to make sure they'll want to work in the area, maybe a footnote about the language (if even known), but that's all. Why does language matter so much to some people (as far as hiring goes).
sittingnut 7y ago
my comment may not be "useful"(decided by who?), but it's true. hence the intolerant hate against it. btw what described in article isn't "doing new things", certainly not "important new things". also most times, "nothing" doesn't "become something", but remains nothing.

Your comment isn't useful. Anything that ever becomes something was at one point nothing. Rust gets attention because it's doing new things. Important new things.

rgoulter 7y ago

Yeah. www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html In Python Paradox, the author argues that it's a signal of quality that someone would take the time/effort to learn Python. (Python is new and wouldn't land them a job). Now in 2019, Python is popular. But I think it's fair to say instead that Rust wouldn't be a good choice if you wanted to get a job using a language which is popular in the industry.

AlexCoventry 7y ago
It would be if you wanted to get a job with people who value developer ergonomics, though.
paavohtl 7y ago
From my experience people learning Rust are not people who are learning a language to get a job. They are usually experienced developers with jobs who know at least couple of languages, and learn Rust to expand their toolbox.
- ps101 7y ago
  I'm learning Rust because: 1. I want to add a low(er) level language to the ones I already know and use. 2. Though I did some C/C++ in high school, getting really into depth with C++ at the moment seems really daunting. 3. I don't need it for a job at this point so I can afford to learn a less popular language that can potentially have a future and which exposes you to new ways of thinking about code.
asdkhadsj 7y ago
How common is it these days to hire for languages, anyway? In my case with the devs I hire the only thing I care is that they want to work in a class of languages, like frontend or backend, and that they're not super picky. I'm hiring people to solve problems for a living. I have full confidence that anyone I hire can learn any language I throw at them. My job (when hiring) is to make sure they'll want to work in the area, maybe a footnote about the language (if even known), but that's all. Why does language matter so much to some people (as far as hiring goes).

sittingnut 7y ago

my comment may not be "useful"(decided by who?), but it's true. hence the intolerant hate against it. btw what described in article isn't "doing new things", certainly not "important new things". also most times, "nothing" doesn't "become something", but remains nothing.