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There are 200+ people working on the Rust language, but only single digits are paid for it [1]. I don't take the OP as a complaint, but perhaps the embedded co
by trashface 7y ago
There are 200+ people working on the Rust language, but only single digits are paid for it [1]. I don't take the OP as a complaint, but perhaps the embedded community is going to have to take a stab at fixing this themselves.
[1] https://xampprocky.github.io/public/blog/rust-2021/ https://xampprocky.github.io/public/blog/rust-2021/
- na85 7y agoRealistically, the embedded community will just bypass rust and stick with C, C++, and other more suitable languages.
- pcwalton 7y agoEmbedded Rust usage is growing all the time. The formatting problem is not a blocker; it's just a "papercut" per the article. C and C++ have their fair share of annoyances too.
- pjmlp 7y agoThe open minded embedded community is getting themselves busy with C++, Ada, Real Time Java, MicroPython, CircuitPython, JerryScript, Pascal, BASIC and Oberon-07. So Rust can naturally also play there. Then there is the embedded community stuck on Assembly and C89 mentality, where even C++ doesn't manage to get a foot on, let alone Rust.
- fra 7y agoIf there's anyone from the embedded community who's taking a stab at fixing rust for that use case, it's James. He's one of the three members of the Rust Embedded Working Group (https://github.com/rust-embedded/wg https://github.com/rust-embedded/wg).