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The main difference between Rust and other languages with a Standard ML influenced type system is that Rust has features that can let you get executive sign off

The main difference between Rust and other languages with a Standard ML influenced type system is that Rust has features that can let you get executive sign off for switching languages.

binary132 1y ago
what is the main advantage of Rust over OCaml for most applications in this respect?
- maleldil 1y ago
  Ecosystem. It's much easier to find libraries for Rust.
  - pjmlp 1y ago
    opam has plenty of libraries, we should not mix quantity with quality. Also we don't need leftpad like libraries, which is the direction Rust seems to be going when I try some some basic application that has like 50 crate dependencies.
  - binary132 1y ago
    Rust is very difficult for most people, so do you think that this advantage outweighs that disadvantage? Is that really the only meaningful advantage if you’re not writing a driver or internet-facing compressor at scale?
    - maleldil 1y ago
      You're greatly overrating how difficult Rust is. The wealth of high-quality software being written in it shows many people think it's worth the effort.
      - binary132 1y ago
        most people can barely stumble their way through a one and done Python script
pjmlp 1y ago
Not really, at my job Scala, F#, Swift and Kotlin are possible, and most likely will never do Rust, other than using JavaScript tools written using Rust, just because. There is nothing in our domain of distributed systems based on SaaS products, mobile OSes, and managed cloud environments, that would profit from a borrow checker.