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I don't think C++ is a compelling choice over Rust if you don't already have a lot of C++ experience in your organization. C++ is way harder to learn than Rust,
by jacksnipe 6y ago
I don't think C++ is a compelling choice over Rust if you don't already have a lot of C++ experience in your organization. C++ is way harder to learn than Rust, IMO, not because of any set of language features or footguns, but because the ecosystem, tooling, etc... is just so different from what most "modern" devs have come to expect.
C just doesn't offer the same feature set at all.
- mraza007 6y agoI see but C++ is widely used and you can easily find C++ devs compared to Rust. This brings me to my next questions C++ has been there for a long time compared to Rust but still people decide to go with Rust Just curious to know
- jacksnipe 6y agoIt seems like Discord wasn't about to hire new developers for this, they wanted to use their existing talent. In that case, what matters is how easy a new language is to learn, not hire for. Also, good C++ devs are decidedly not easy to come by. Especially when you get into performance sensitive work, they can command huge salaries; and a bad C++ dev can do more damage to a codebase than any other language I know of.
- mraza007 6y agoGot it, You explained it really well !!