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I'm going to call it: a Rust implementation of JavaScript runtime (and TypeScript compiler) will eventually overtake the official TypeScript compiler now being

• madeofpalk 8mo ago
  ? Most JavaScript runtimes are already C++ and are already very fast. What would rewriting in Rust get us?
  • lioeters 8mo ago
    Nothing, but it will happen anyway. Maybe improved memory safety and security, at least as a plausible excuse to get funding for it. Perhaps also improved enthusiasm of developers, since they seem to enjoy the newness of Rust over working with an existing C++ codebase. Well there are probably many actual advantages to "rewrite it in Rust". I'm not in support or against it, just making an observation that the cultural trend seems to be moving that way.
• 3836293648 8mo ago
  In popularity or actually take over control of the language?
  • lioeters 8mo ago
    Eventually I imagine a JS/TS runtime written in Rust will be mainstream and what everyone uses.