4 ms·
Looks interesting! I'm always open to a statically type checked language. This isn't about the language, but I was surprised to see that Nikola motors is a spo
by jasinjames 4y ago
Looks interesting! I'm always open to a statically type checked language.
This isn't about the language, but I was surprised to see that Nikola motors is a sponsor. Wasn't that company a fraudulent Hydrogen Fuel vehicle startup[1]? I wonder what the story is there- I find it hard to imagine anyone would be doing much software engineering at the company in the first place, even if it *were* working on the technologies they claimed to.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88fWUZhYb04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88fWUZhYb04
- eric4smith 4y agoBrah chill out. Just because the Pr0n industry overwhelmingly uses PHP does not mean People should not use PHP. Bad people use good tools too.
- straight-shoota 4y agoNikola had some trouble in the past, but it's actually doing remarkably well. They have electric trucks on the streets right now, with Crystal on board. Read more at https://manas.tech/blog/2020/02/11/nikola-motor-company/ https://manas.tech/blog/2020/02/11/nikola-motor-company/
- rvz 4y agoYeah, and Meta uses Rust and contributed to a mass atrocity in Myanmar and is facing a $100BN+ lawsuit. Does that mean we should all stop using Rust because Meta is not only using it but also sponsoring the Rust Foundation as well? I think you know the answer.