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> Rust is also pretty much focused on Linux workloads, mostly. This is blatantly false. Stop spreading misinformation.

pjmlp 4y ago
Can you please prove me wrong with a nice set of COM components written in Rust? Or maybe a well know watchOS or iOS app. Proper production stuff, not proof of concept or WIP random GitHub repos.
- mwcampbell 4y ago
  Isn't Cloudflare using BoringTun in their Warp app? Rust might not yet be a good choice for the whole app, but IMO it's great for cross-platform non-UI code.
  - steveklabnik 4y ago
    Yes, they are.
- zRedShift 4y ago
  >iOS https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vj40qq/noumenal_my_3d_modeling_app_for_ios_written_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vj40qq/noumenal_my_3d... Does this count? And we’re soon shipping Rust components to several hundred thousands of iOS (and Android, but it’s technically Linux) users at my day job, so there’s that. As for Windows, I wouldn’t know, that’s your speciality. But I’m pretty sure there is quite a sizable amount of VSCode users on Windows, all of whom are running a certain Rust utility written by the person you’re replying to.
  - pjmlp 4y ago
    A headless library plugged into Electron, basically a CLI. I know pretty well to whom I have replied. Yes, Noumental does count.
- burntsushi 4y ago
  That's what we call moving the goalposts. You clearly have something more specific in mind, so say that, instead of generalizing and making shit up. I don't have an exact count, but my guess is that my software is deployed to millions of Windows workstations. That doesn't happen if Rust was "pretty much focused on Linux workloads, mostly."
  - pjmlp 4y ago
    Nope you asserted, I asked for clarifications.
    - burntsushi 4y ago
      You asserted with zero qualification: "Rust is also pretty much focused on Linux workloads, mostly." Which is, like I said, bullshit. You asked for clarification, and you got some. They don't address your use cases, which is fine and fair to call out, but they very clearly show that there is a focus on Windows, contrary to your very broad claim.
- nicoburns 4y ago
  Dropbox ships Rust for core syncing functionality in their main desktop sync client across Windows, macOS and Linux. Also, this thread was recently posted about how easy it was to get a Rust script written on linux working on Windows (no work was required at all - it just worked) https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vl1xpg/short_story_of_rust_being_amazing_yet_again/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vl1xpg/short_story_of...
  - pjmlp 4y ago
    With an Electron based UI...
    - nicoburns 4y ago
      Well sure, I don't think anyone's claiming that Rust has a good UI story. But that very different to saying it doesn't work well on Windows.

Can you please prove me wrong with a nice set of COM components written in Rust? Or maybe a well know watchOS or iOS app. Proper production stuff, not proof of concept or WIP random GitHub repos.

mwcampbell 4y ago
Isn't Cloudflare using BoringTun in their Warp app? Rust might not yet be a good choice for the whole app, but IMO it's great for cross-platform non-UI code.
- steveklabnik 4y ago
  Yes, they are.
zRedShift 4y ago
>iOS https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vj40qq/noumenal_my_3d_modeling_app_for_ios_written_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vj40qq/noumenal_my_3d... Does this count? And we’re soon shipping Rust components to several hundred thousands of iOS (and Android, but it’s technically Linux) users at my day job, so there’s that. As for Windows, I wouldn’t know, that’s your speciality. But I’m pretty sure there is quite a sizable amount of VSCode users on Windows, all of whom are running a certain Rust utility written by the person you’re replying to.
- pjmlp 4y ago
  A headless library plugged into Electron, basically a CLI. I know pretty well to whom I have replied. Yes, Noumental does count.
burntsushi 4y ago
That's what we call moving the goalposts. You clearly have something more specific in mind, so say that, instead of generalizing and making shit up. I don't have an exact count, but my guess is that my software is deployed to millions of Windows workstations. That doesn't happen if Rust was "pretty much focused on Linux workloads, mostly."
- pjmlp 4y ago
  Nope you asserted, I asked for clarifications.
  - burntsushi 4y ago
    You asserted with zero qualification: "Rust is also pretty much focused on Linux workloads, mostly." Which is, like I said, bullshit. You asked for clarification, and you got some. They don't address your use cases, which is fine and fair to call out, but they very clearly show that there is a focus on Windows, contrary to your very broad claim.
nicoburns 4y ago
Dropbox ships Rust for core syncing functionality in their main desktop sync client across Windows, macOS and Linux. Also, this thread was recently posted about how easy it was to get a Rust script written on linux working on Windows (no work was required at all - it just worked) https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vl1xpg/short_story_of_rust_being_amazing_yet_again/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/vl1xpg/short_story_of...
- pjmlp 4y ago
  With an Electron based UI...
  - nicoburns 4y ago
    Well sure, I don't think anyone's claiming that Rust has a good UI story. But that very different to saying it doesn't work well on Windows.