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I think Rust should be the default choice from projects like this going forward.

• perlgeek 12y ago
  While I agree with the motivation behind your statement, I don't think Rust has proven itself yet to the degree that it should be a default choice for anything. Remember that compilers and runtime libraries can have bugs too, and new ones tend to have more bugs than those maintained over some time.
  • kolev 12y ago
    Yes, runtimes and libraries can have bugs, too, agreed, but at least you will have to just recompile with the patched version vs having to fix and test your code as fast as possible. It's more efficient as well as fixing the core will benefit many (well, of course, that would have compromised many as well... to start with).
• ta0967 12y ago
  you should publish a Rust version of Ntimed, then its advantages would be obvious and nobody would touch C again. while i'm here, compare the tone of your comment with that of the following (lifted from somebody's comment in another HN thread): Personally I wish this was done with $otherlang.. But then again I'm not writing it myself, so I can't really complain.