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Rust was developed to replace (parts of) C++, initially. C++ has a different niche than C.
by rhabarba 6y ago
Rust was developed to replace (parts of) C++, initially. C++ has a different niche than C.
- steveklabnik 6y agoRust doesn't "intend" to replace any programming language because we don't really believe programming languages get replaced. Rust does want to be useful in the same niches where both C and C++ are useful, among other niches and languages in those niches.