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> Rust is winning market from C and C++ precisely because of strong technical leadership and direction. Hmm, not sure about that one. Rust has an enormous hype
by pphysch 3y ago
> Rust is winning market from C and C++ precisely because of strong technical leadership and direction.
Hmm, not sure about that one. Rust has an enormous hype component to it, more than any other language I'm aware of.
It may have strong technical leadership, but saying it's gaining market share "precisely" because of it is precisely misleading.
- patrick451 3y agoThe hype around Julia definitely gives Rust a run for it's money.
- pphysch 3y ago"in Julia" yields 25 pages of results on HN, while "in Rust" has >100 pages alongside other popular langs.
- patrick451 3y agoWhat's your point? The target market of Julia is mostly scientific, not general purpose computing. That market is almost certain to have a smaller representation on HN. I'd actually contend that for a language with such a targeted to have 25 pages of results HN supports my point rather than debunks it.
- cookieperson 3y agoJulia doesn't even operate in the same space as rust... Julia is closer to go lang than it is to rust and I wouldn't say those two languages are similar at all. Also if I were picking a language on community alone, I'd pick rust. The issues going on here are not reminiscent of the community at all. Julia also had drama over conferences and allowing members to speak...
- patrick451 3y agoSo what? Nothing you have said has anything to whatsoever to do with hype.