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> I did C/C++ for years 10+ years ago, but since learning Ruby and then Elixir I've loved the functional approach. Not Elixir but I spend 10 years in Erlang be
by rapsey 4y ago
> I did C/C++ for years 10+ years ago, but since learning Ruby and then Elixir I've loved the functional approach.
Not Elixir but I spend 10 years in Erlang before moving to Rust and prefer to never go back.
A statically typed language is just better. No matter how easy Erlang/Elixir makes some things. I do not at all miss needing to refactor my code and being scared of all the crashes that inevitably result. I do not at all miss seeing crashes that only show up under production load.
- freedomben 4y agoThanks, that is pretty helpful since Erlang and Elixir are so similar in philosophy. How long did it take you to get to the point with Rust where you wouldn't want to back? Do you use any sort of actor implementation in Rust?
- rapsey 4y agoWell I had a major project for which Rust was the only logical choice. I very quickly found Rust to just be very enjoyable to use. So even if something is in the Eralng/Elixir wheelhouse I would still prefer Rust. I do not use an actor framework. It is best to use whatever is standard for the language. For Rust this is Tokio async ecosystem.