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Another use case is when you need a systems language for a user-facing app (even if not directly connected to the internet) and would have reached for C++ previ
by ttfkam 2y ago
Another use case is when you need a systems language for a user-facing app (even if not directly connected to the internet) and would have reached for C++ previously.
Memory corruption bugs are no joke. If you've got staff that already knows C++, their ramp up time for Rust will be much shorter compared to typical devs working only in Python, JS, etc.
- pjmlp 2y agoMost of that stuff can actually be done in compiled managed languages, and people reach out to C++ because of bias against anything with automatic resource management, even if C++ like features are part of the package.