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Rust and Go have big backers behind them. This generates a feedback loop of hype leading to toy projects and thought leadership, which subsequently turns into r
by chipsy 12y ago
Rust and Go have big backers behind them. This generates a feedback loop of hype leading to toy projects and thought leadership, which subsequently turns into real adoption. If weren't for that they would be maturing at about the same rate as Nim.
- sanxiyn 12y agoAdoption is greatly helped by hype, but maturity is something different. Rust and Go have a number of paid developers working full time on the implementation. This helps maturity and is unrelated to hype.
- chipsy 12y agoMaturity in the compiler != ecosystem maturity. To pick up the broader mainstream also means external tooling(ide, debugger, etc.), library code, documentation, examples and tutorials, live events like conferences and lectures, and "friends who use it" (critical mass in localized communities) When you miss some of these elements the barriers to entry go way up and the community is limited to people who can tolerate the environment without it. That's true regardless of how good or proven the base technology is. Hype and institutional use accelerates this cycle by forcing it onto developers - you end up with more people early on who say "yes, i put this into production and i can tell you how it worked."