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Yes, when Linus first tried C++ in 1992 this is true. But the linked comments were done in early 2000s which by then C++ was very mature. So by early 2000s, C++
by mempko 5y ago
Yes, when Linus first tried C++ in 1992 this is true. But the linked comments were done in early 2000s which by then C++ was very mature. So by early 2000s, C++ was already 20 years old. Rust is only 11 right now.
- ncmncm 5y agoYes, Linus is just full of crap, on that topic. But Rust is more mature now than C++ was in 2007. Fully self-contained projects can move fast.
- pjmlp 5y agoThe irony is that many of the complaints apply to Rust as well, even if in another way. Just wait when the first set of monadic libraries full of macros start landing on Linux drivers. I am quite sure Linus won't be amused, but hey at least it isn't C++. /s