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Rust is general purpose. You can use it for anything. But use the best tool for the job. Ecosystem matters. What are you planning to build?
by airstrike 1y ago
Rust is general purpose. You can use it for anything.
But use the best tool for the job. Ecosystem matters. What are you planning to build?
- cies 1y agoOkay, Rust is general purpose enough... But is it general audience? (can every Py/PHP/JS/TS/Java/C# dev become productive in it quickly?) Also: if you want quick (re)compiles on a larger codebase, Rust is not for you.
- ModernMech 1y agoI would say yes. I have experience teaching Rust to ~20 yo students of Java, and they are able to be productive in Rust within a semester. Your median Java and C# dev should be able to use Rust. Dunno about Python devs.
- cies 1y agoSure they can use it, and learn it in a semester. Also: good you use Rust in teaching! But I want a fast on-ramp, quick iterations and clean looking code. (and went with Kotlin because of that -- I like Rust more myself, but I have a business to run, so tradeoffs)