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> Rust is officially in the kernel now and will run on bunch of computers shortly, no matter if you want it to or not To me as a user, what difference does it
by nequo 4y ago
> Rust is officially in the kernel now and will run on bunch of computers shortly, no matter if you want it to or not
To me as a user, what difference does it make if the binary that I run was compiled from Rust, not from C? It is machine code.
- biorach 4y agoAs a user of the kernel, none, right now. Long term there should be some improvement in reliability and security, if things work out as planned.
- jjnoakes 4y agoI also think it will bring faster development and easier testing.
- howinteresting 4y agoAnd a new generation of developers who have found C too intimidating to write code in.
- jacobr1 4y agoI don't think that is the problem. Rather it turns out everybody has been naive in thinking you can actually successfully manage memory, or other shared resourced in C without footgunning yourself.
- howinteresting 4y agoThose are definitely related but distinct. The fact is that many younger developers will simply (for this and other reasons) refuse to contribute to a C (or C++) project, but happily do so to a Rust project.
- mike_hock 4y agoI trust Linus to keep the shitty contributions out (and lambast contributors if necessary).
- xslvrxslwt 4y agoNo worries, that's only natural, especially for Linus, after all he's the one that said "if keeping C for the sole purpose of not letting C++ "devs" contribute - so be it" lol (and thanks him for that)
- billfruit 4y agoAlso does this lead to an increase in dependencies for building the kernel? How about building it for older hardware?