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C++ programmers will not switch to Rust. Most of them are older than the maximum age where you can learn new things, let alone be willing (or allowed in their c
by zelly 7y ago
C++ programmers will not switch to Rust. Most of them are older than the maximum age where you can learn new things, let alone be willing (or allowed in their company) to do so.
Rust will be most popular with those who are 18 years old now and wanting to try native programming. When you compare the two, tabula rasa, it's just a no-brainer.
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- Koshkin 7y agoPeople used to say the same about C++ vs. Java. (But hey, C++ devs were young back then, and many of them did switch to Java; didn’t hurt C++ though - it was the best who stayed.)
- erik_seaberg 7y ago> maximum age where you can learn new things When is that? Knuth is 82.
- Sindisil 7y ago> older than the maximum age where you can learn new things WTF? Some day, when you've grown up a bit, you might understand just how stupid that post was.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't respond to a bad comment by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That just makes the thread even worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- dang 7y agoPlease don't post flamebait to HN. Generational flamebait is among the dumbest and most wretched sort we see here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- zelly 7y agoI'm not trolling. I'm confused why this is so controversial since it's widely accepted folk wisdom (and confirmed by science). Learning gets harder as you age. Just bing it. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/learn-language-scientists-second-education-best-age-a8330911.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/learn-language-scie... It's nothing personal against anybody.