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Okay, 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 qu

by cies 1y ago

Okay, 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 ago
I 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 ago
  Sure 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)