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>ended up with Rust in the kernel but not Ada Linus hated Ada. I suspect he doesn't exactly like Rust either but the Tribe is just too strong within Linux.
by ksec 2y ago
>ended up with Rust in the kernel but not Ada
Linus hated Ada. I suspect he doesn't exactly like Rust either but the Tribe is just too strong within Linux.
- Jtsummers 2y agoDo you have a source for that? I've found his remarks on Pascal and C++ but not Ada.
- ksec 2y agoLinus' opinion on Ada (vs Rust): > We've had the system people who used Modula-2 or Ada, and I have to say Rust looks a lot better than either of those two disasters. https://www.infoworld.com/article/2247741/linux-at-25-linus-torvalds-on-the-evolution-and-future-of-linux-2.html https://www.infoworld.com/article/2247741/linux-at-25-linus-...