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Ask HN: Why didn't Pony take off?
It seems to offer a lot of the same things Rust offers, and Rust is immensely popular. What failings of Pony caused it to fall behind in popularity and adoption while Rust sprinted ahead?
- derbOac 4y agoSome interesting discussions here: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/34rszb/pony_type_and_memory_safe_language/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/34rszb/pony_type_and_... https://www.wallaroo.ai/blog/wallaroo-move-to-rust https://www.wallaroo.ai/blog/wallaroo-move-to-rust https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28777306 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28777306 My sense is that Rust's constructs target more closely the mental schemas of individuals most concerned with memory safety; e.g., systems programming with lots of C, but wanting something more functional and safe. I can see the comparisons between Pony and Rust, but I personally see them as kind of different in terms of who they might appeal to the most.
- MathCodeLove 4y agoNice, thanks for the links!
- rurban 4y agoPony was technically far ahead of Rust, but Rust used massive overhyping to attract more users, and hence got a much better library ecosystem. The liers are now thanksfully gone, but the compiler limitations are still there.